Apple Dapple Cake

                      Apple Dapple Cake

INGREDIENTS

For the Cake:

1 ½ cups vegetable oil

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

½ cup brown sugar

3 eggs, room temperature

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced

1 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

For the Caramel Sauce:

1 cup light brown sugar

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

¼ cup heavy cream

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

To make cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease base and sides of 9-inch springform pan with oil or butter

In a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix vegetable oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar until well mixed

Add one egg at the time and once mixed, add vanilla mix on medium speed until blended

In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg

With mixer on, stir the dry ingredients into wet ingredients until well incorporated

Mix in chopped pecans then mix in diced apples, if needed use a stiff spatula to blend them well

Spread the batter evenly into prepared pan and bake in the center of the oven at 350 degree F for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean

To make Caramel sauce:

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisk together brown sugar, butter, heavy cream vanilla and salt. Bring to a low boil and continue to cook stirring gently for 3 minutes

Remove from heat and pour over the top of the warm cake

Transfer cake to a platter and serve.