Super Moist Caramel Apple Cake

This easy Super Moist Caramel Apple Cake recipe makes the most moist, tender, and deliciously dense cake dripping with caramel sauce.

Servings: 15 servings

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

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▢ 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
▢ 2 cups granulated sugar
▢ 3 eggs
▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour
▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
▢ 3 cups peeled and diced apples (3-4 large tart or semi-tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Jonathon, Honey Crisp, McIntosh, or Pink Lady)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well combined.
1 cup vegetable or canola oil, 2 cups granulated sugar, 3 eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Place the flour, salt, and baking soda into a separate bowl; mix together.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring just until just incorporated; batter will be very thick. Do not over mix! Lastly, gently fold in the apples by hand.
Transfer the cake batter into a greased 9x13 cake pan, spreading it out evenly.
3 cups peeled and diced apples (3-4 large tart or semi-tart apples, such as Granny Smith, Jonathon, Honey Crisp, McIntosh, or Pink Lady)
Bake the cake, uncovered, on the center oven rack for 45-55 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before adding the topping.

In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt. and cream. Cook, whisking constantly, just until the mixture boils; let the caramel sauce gently boil for 3 minutes without whisking. Remove the sauce from the heat, immediately pouring it over the top of the cooled cake.
Let the sauced cake sit for an hour before serving.
1/3 cup butter, 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 3 tablespoons heavy cream or half-and-half

Slice the cake into serving pieces. Serve topped with a dollop or squirt of whipped topping, as desired.

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