Carolina Apple Cake Food

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.

BEST APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, soda and salt. Make a well in the center and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs, oil, apple juice and vanilla. Stir in apples and nuts. Add the egg mixture to dry ingredients, just until moistened.
• Spread batter in a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes.
• In a small saucepan combine the brown sugar, butter and cream.
• Cook and stir till bubbly and all of the sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly. Drizzle warm sauce over cake, when it has cooled for 5 minutes, so it can seep into the cake, keeping it moist.

CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
• Combine flour, baking powder,baking soda and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream making 3 dry and 2 liquid additions. Fold in apples and skor Bits. Spread batter evenley in greased 13x9 cake pan.
• combine all topping ingredients, mixing until crumbly.
• Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CAROLYN'S APPLE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Slice apples, with or without the peel, to fill a casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and water.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, white sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl or shaker, combine vanilla, egg, melted shortening and milk.
• Add to the flour mixture and beat until smooth, then pour over the apples.
• If desired, sprinkle with sugar cinnamon.
• Bake for 1 hour or until golden.
• Serve warm with a dollop of whipped cream.

CARAMEL APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugars and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. Fold in the apples, walnuts and vanilla. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, cook and stir the brown sugar, cream, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a small bowl; cool to room temperature. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth; drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired.

PRALINE APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line the bottom of a 9" springform pan with parchment, and butter the pan.
• Cream the sugar and beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into the butter and sugar.
• Beat them in to form a smooth batter.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared springform pan.
• Wet your hands and pat it evenly into the pan.
• Mix the cinnamon and sugar.
• Peel the apples and cut them into thin slices.
• Toss them in the cinnamon sugar and push them, on end, into the batter.
• At first they will seem to be sticking very far out of the batter, but the apples will make the level rise as you go.
• When all the apples are in- pack them in there- press them down slightly, so none stick out more than 1/2".
• Sprinkle any remaining cinnamon sugar over the top.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cream the remaining butter and sugar, and beat in the remaining egg.
• Spread this over the top of the cake and bake for 15 minutes more.