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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Caramel Apple Spice Cake

• 3 cups flour
• 1 Tbs cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3 large Granny Smith apples-peeled, cored and cut into ½ inch pieces
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously spray a 12 cup Bundt pan with cooking spray, set aside.
2. Sift together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and salt, set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer combine oil, sugar and eggs; mix on high until light yellow in color.
4. With mixer on low speed, gradually add the sifted dry ingredients mix until just combined.
5. Add apples, nuts and vanilla, mix until just combined.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake about 80 minutes, or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.
7. Cool for 10 minutes on wire rack, invert onto wire rack.
8. Cool completely and serve with Caramel sauce and fresh whipped cream.

Caramel Sauce:
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup evaporated milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch of salt

1. Combine ingredients in small saucepan over low heat.
2. Cook, stirring until combined and slightly thickened.

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