Autumn Frosted Caramel Apple Cake Food

FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Place the rack in the center of your oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9x9-inch or 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper so that it overhangs two of the sides like handles. Lightly coat the parchment with nonstick spray. Set aside. Place the nuts in a single layer on an ungreased baking pan. Bake until toasted and fragrant, about 8 to 12 minutes. Do not walk away during the last few minutes (this is when nuts love to burn). Immediately transfer to a cutting board. Coarsely chop and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the white whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
• In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, stopping in between each to scrape down the bowl. Beat in the Greek yogurt and vanilla extract. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing just until evenly moistened. Fold in the apples and 1/2 cup of the toasted chopped walnuts. The batter will be very thick.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and with the back of a spatula, spread it evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the edges are light golden brown, about 35 to 45 minutes. The baking time will vary depending upon the moisture content of your apples. The center of the cake will still feel soft but should spring back just a little when touched. Check at the 35-minute mark. If your cake isn't done but the top is browning more quickly than you would like, loosely tent it with foil, then continue baking as directed. When it's done, place the pan on a wire rack and let cool completely before frosting.
• To make the frosting: In a mixing bowl or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese, butter, and brown sugar at medium speed until creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and salt and beat until blended. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating just until combined. Increase the mixer speed to high. Beat 1 additional minute or until smooth. Spread the frosting generously onto the cooled cake. Sprinkle the remaining walnuts over the top. Slice generously and serve.

KARDEA'S CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Generously grease and flour a 9- or 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Mix together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. Peel, core and dice 3 cups apples. Set aside.
• Blend the oil, sugars and vanilla in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer or in a stand mixer until well mixed. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the dry ingredients until just incorporated. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apple pieces. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan to a cooling rack.
• For the caramel sauce: Meanwhile, heat the caramels and milk in a saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the caramels are completely melted and the sauce is smooth, about 2 minutes. Let cool for 1 to 2 minutes, then drizzle over the cake just before serving.

MOIST CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat first 6 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in apples. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan; invert onto wire rack. Gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. Transfer to plate.
• Microwave caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is smooth, stirring every 30 sec. Cool 10 min. or until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake just before serving.

AUTUMN FROSTED CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In pan melt butter; add brown sugar and milk.
• Boil on low heat 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove and let cool. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract; beat well. Set aside to frost cake.
• Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour a 9-inch pan.
• Mix apples and sugar, let stand, stirring occasionally to make a syrup.
• Sift flour, soda and salt; add to apples.
• Add remaining ingredients; combine well.
• Bake 40-45 minutes.
• Frost cake with Caramel Frosting.

FROSTED CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease bottom only of a 13"x9" pan.
• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except apples. Beat on medium speed with electric beaters until batter is smooth, about 2-3 minutes. If the batter is too thick and threatens to blow the motor of your electric beaters, stick to your good old-fashioned friend, the wooden spoon!
• Stir apples into batter using a wooden spoon.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger tip.
• Cool in pan on rack.
• Begin preparing frosting when cake comes out of the oven.
• In large saucepan, melt butter and add brown sugar. Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and add milk. Beat with wire whisk until smooth. Add vanilla and beat again.
• Using whisk, add icing sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Beat with whisk after each addition, until smooth. Frosting should still be pourable.
• Pour frosting over warm cake and spread out with a spatula. Be careful - warm cake pulls apart easily, so spread quickly and gently!
• Let cake cool completely before cutting.

MOM'S BEST APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Cake: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add the flour, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg(if using), and baking soda. Beat together until well-incorporated. Stir in the apples.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 55 - 60 minutes. Cool completely before adding the topping.
• Topping: In a saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, and milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils. Boil without stirring for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately spread over the top of the cooled cake. Let sit for an hour prior to serving.

LIGHT AUTUMN APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine dry ingredients and walnuts, if using, in a mix bowl.
• Add apples, egg white and oil.
• Stir well.
• This will be a very thick batter.
• Spray square baking pan (8 x 8 inch or 9 x 9) with nonstick spray.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

CARAMEL FROSTED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix oil and sugars.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beat well after each.
• Mix dry ingredients, add to batter and mix well.
• Fold in apples, walnuts, vanilla.
• Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
• Bake at 325* for 1-1/2 hr, or until cake tests done.
• Cool.
• Frosting: Heat on low, brown sugar, cream, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth.
• Drizzle over cake.

DUBLIN'S FINEST CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine, in small saucepan over low heat: brown sugar, butter and 2 tablespoons of whipping cream.
• Cook and stir just until butter is melted.
• Remove from heat; stir in pecans.
• Pour mixture into bottom of ungreased 9-in round cake pan or 9-in square pan: set aside.
• Combine, in large bowl, all cake ingredients.
• Stir 50-75 strokes by hand until mix is moistened.
• Spoon batter over caramel mixture, making sure caramel is completely covered.
• Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 1 minute, then invert onto serving plate.
• Beat, in small bowl, remaining whipping cream until soft peaks form.
• Add powdered sugar and whiskey.
• Beat until stiff peaks form.
• Spread whipped cream mixture on top of cake.
• Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
• Store in refrigerator.