"This moist apple cake recipe is a wonderful celebration of Fall. Delicious on its own, but a real standout with silky bourbon caramel sauce...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 large eggs
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1 1/4 cups (250 grams) white sugar
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1 cup (237 ml) vegetable oil ((or 1/2 cup/118 ml oil + 1/2 cup/118 ml applesauce))
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2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups (250 grams) all purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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4 teaspoons baking powder
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3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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5 small-medium apples, peeled, cored and diced 1/2 inch/1.27cm (about 4 cups/472 grams chopped) (Note 1)
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1/2 cup Optional: raisins (72 g), walnuts and/or pecans (57 g)
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4 teaspoons brown sugar
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1 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 cup (200) sugar
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1/4 cup (59 ml) water
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1/2 cup (118 ml) half and half cream ( (or heavy cream))
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1 tablespoon Bourbon ((optional, but good; use less if you like))
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1 tablespoon salted butter ((if using unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt))