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Apple Caramel Cake with a slice cut and drizzled with caramel sauce.

Easy Homemade Apple Cake Recipe

Discover a simple and delicious homemade apple cake recipe that’s perfect for any occasion, featuring tender apples and warm spices baked to perfection.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 849 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups All-purpse flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs roomt temperature
  • 1¼ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 2 cups grated Granny Smith apples with or without the peel
  • 1 cups pecans chopped, you can substitute walnuts.
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 Tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup buttermilk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a standard Bundt pan.
  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla and orange juice until combined.
  • With the mixer on low, add dry ingredients just until incorporated. Fold in the apples, walnuts or pecans, and coconut, then spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 1 hour and 15–20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack set over baking sheet. Puncture the top all over with a skewer to create deep holes for the glaze to soak into.
  • For the glaze, combine the sugar, butter, baking soda, and buttermilk in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil, about 5–8 minutes. It should be foamy and begin to turn a light brown. Pour the hot glaze over the warm cake. There will be more glaze than needed. Save the remainder to pour over individual slices.
  • Place the cake on a cake plate, let cake rest 1 hour before serving, and serve warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 10servingsCalories: 849kcalCarbohydrates: 99gProtein: 8gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 192mgFiber: 3gSugar: 68gVitamin A: 413IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 3mg
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