Author Notes
This is the best apple cake I have ever had, especially if you love apples and caramel. —terri
Ingredients
- Cake
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3 cups
flour
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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1 1/2 cups
vegetable oil
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2 cups
sugar
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3
eggs
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3
large tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
- Topping
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1 cup
dark brown sugar
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1/4 cup
milk
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1/2 cup
butter
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bundt pan. Sift flour with baking soda.
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In a separate bowl, cream oil with sugar until light and smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour mixture. Gently fold in apples and vanilla. Mixture will be thick.
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Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake until skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours.
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Five minutes before cake is done, prepare topping by combining brown sugar, milk, butter and vanilla in a sauce pan. Melt over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Boil until topping coats spoon, about 3 minutes, stirring the entire time.
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Turn cake out onto rack while still warm. Drizzle topping on cake. Allow to cool, then re-spoon topping that has dripped off the cake. Enjoy!
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