Apple Pecan Cake With Caramel Glaze
This Apple Pecan Cake is moist and flavorful, topped with a rich caramel glaze.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- baking pan
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 ½ cups cooking oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tsps vanilla
- 3 ½ cups Granny Smith apples approximately 3-4 apples, peeled, chopped in small pieces
- 1 cup pecans chopped small
For the Caramel Glaze
- ¾ cups butter 1 ½ sticks
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour your baking pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add this mixture to the wet ingredients.
- Stir in the vanilla, chopped apples, and pecans until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- For the caramel glaze, melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar and milk. Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Drizzle the warm caramel glaze over the cake after it has cooled slightly.
Notes
Allow the cake to cool completely before serving for best texture.