Description
Indulge in the most delicious Caramel Apple Cake, featuring a super soft and moist apple cake topped with a smooth caramel buttercream and homemade salted caramel sauce. This cake embodies the flavors of fall, is incredibly easy to make, and is perfect for any gathering.
Ingredients
SALTED CARAMEL
- 90 g granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 25 g butter
- 100 g heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
APPLE CAKE
- 240 g all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground all spice
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 100 g dark brown sugar
- 200 g apples grated
- 110 g vegetable oil, room temperature
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 140 g sour cream 14-18%, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM
- 100 g butter, room temperature
- 165 g powdered sugar
- 2–3 teaspoon caramel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- SALTED CARAMEL – In a medium-sized saucepan, combine granulated sugar and water, melt until golden brown. Stir in butter, then heavy cream and salt. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
- APPLE CAKE – Preheat oven, prepare pan, mix dry ingredients, combine wet ingredients, fold in grated apples, bake, cool.
- CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM – Sift powdered sugar, mix butter, add powdered sugar, caramel, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- ASSEMBLING – Place cooled cake on a dish, spread buttercream, swirl in caramel.
Notes
- For precise results, weigh ingredients using a digital scale.
- Baking requires precision and accuracy.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
