Apple Spice Cake
Moist apple cake with all the holiday spices mixed in. And of course there's a homemade caramel drizzle.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour (360g)
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon (4.6g)
- 1/2 tsp ginger (0.9g)
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg (1g)
- 1/2 tsp allspice (1g)
- 1 Pinch ground cloves
- 1 tsp vanilla (4.9mL)
- 1 tsp baking soda (4.6g)
- 1 tsp salt (6.3g)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (118.2mL melted)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (59mL)
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt (59mL)
- 1.5 cups sugar (192g)
- 3 large eggs
- 3 to 4 apples (about 2 cups cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (3 cups) I prefer honey crisp but many varieties are great.)
- 1 pound confectioner's sugar (453.5g)
- 3/4 cup room temperature Butter (170g)
- 1/3 cup cream (79mL)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (14.7g)
- 1 cup brown sugar (200g)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (71g)
- 1/2 cup cream or half and half (118.2mL)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (14.7mL)
- 1 Pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
For the Cake:
- 2
Sift and whisk together the dry ingredients
- 3
Mix together the wet ingredients until well combined in a large bowl or stand mixer
- 4
Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined
- 5
Fold in the apples
- 6
Divide the mixture evenly into four 6" pans, which have been buttered and floured. (I always use cake strips too)
- 7
Bake at 350F for approximately 40 minutes or until centers are done.
- 8
For the Buttercream:
- 9
Add 3/4 cup of butter to a pot and cook over medium low heat stirring occasionally until the milk solids in the butter caramelize and darken. Be careful of splatters! Once the butter has darkened transfer to a bowl and chill until almost solid. The brown butter will be slow to cool and thicken back up so make sure to do this step in advance.
- 10
Cream the butter in a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- 11
Add in the salt and powdered sugar gradually and beat together.
- 12
Add vanilla and cream until desired consistency is achieved.
- 13
For the Caramel:
- 14
Combine ingredients in small pot and stir together so they're mostly dissolved.
- 15
Place over medium-low heat and cook for 7-8 minutes leaving it alone until it bubbles and thickens, although you can wash the side down with a wet pastry brush.
- 16
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla then transfer to a bowl to cool.