Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
This moist, spiced caked is studded with fresh apples and finished off with a sweet brown sugar glaze. The perfect cake for fall baking!
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Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 470kcal
Ingredients
Cake:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups finely chopped apples
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts chopped (optional)
Brown Sugar Glaze:
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine 3 cups all purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, beat 4 eggs until light and foamy. Add 1 cup canola oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla and mix well.
- Stir in the flour mixture with a spoon and continue stirring the batter until the flour disappears.
- Add the 3 cups finely chopped apples and 1 cup pecans or walnuts; mix well.
- Scrape the batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set the cake on a wire rack.
- While the cake is still hot, prepare the glaze.
- Combine 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 2 tablespoons heavy cream in a medium saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture comes to a gentle boil. Continue cooking for 3 minutes.
- Spoon the hot glaze over the still warm cake.
- Let the glazed cake cool completely before serving straight from the pan.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 268mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 39g
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