Simply in Season says this can be made with fewer apples (it calls for FIVE cups), but if you’re making APPLE cake, I say go for the whole enchilada.
So yeah, you’re going to need to get out three bowls. In one, you’ll need to put 5 cups of apples (unpeeled and chopped; it didn’t say to core them, but I figured I should. My dogs love cores anyway) and 1 1/3 C sugar. Combine and go on to bowl #2.
In bowl #2, lightly beat 1/2 C oil, 2 eggs, and 2 tsp vanilla.
In bowl #3 (the biggest), combine 1 C whole wheat flour, 1 C flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp salt, and 1 C nuts (optional; I didn’t feel like nuts today).
Add a little of the egg mixture to the apples, stir, a little of the flour mixture, stir, and so on, until you have an egg/flour/apple mixture medley. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan (or a pan sprayed with coconut oil) and bake in a preheated oven (350F degrees) until a toothpick comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes. You are probably going to think, boy, I hope this cake rises. This is weird looking. (I should have taken a picture).
While the cake is cooking, bring the following to a boil: 2/3 C brown sugar, 1/4 C milk or cream, and 1 T flour, stirring occasionally. When it gets to a boil remove from heat, and when the cake is just about done stir in 1/3 C powdered sugar and pour on top of the warm cake when it comes out of the oven. (Don’t you just love when you can pour the frosting on a hot cake? No waiting!)
The verdict: This cake is truly a celebration of apple. Apples never tasted so good. The whole wheat keeps everything from being too sweet, and the caramely frosting complements the apple flavor perfectly.
Ingredients
- 5 cups apples (unpeeled and chopped)
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup nuts (optional)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk or cream
- 1 Tbsp flour
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Combine apples and sugar and let stand while preparing other ingredients.
- Combine oil, eggs, and vanilla in a separate bowl.
- Combine flours, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nuts in a third bowl. Stir flour mixture into apples alternately with egg mixture.
- Pour into greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While cake bakes, heat the brown sugar, milk, and flour to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. When cake comes out of the oven, stir in the powdered sugar with the milk mixture and drizzle over the cake while it's still hot.
I’m going to bookmark this one! It reminds me of my husband’s favorite cranberry cake
.-= Paula´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – Frosty =-.
Who wouldn’t want this? Yum!
.-= Kristi Rimkus´s last blog ..Green Beans With Roasted Walnuts and Sweet Cranberries =-.
Mmmm….this sounds wonderful. Caramel and apples….what’s not to love?
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