Apple-caramel Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups baking apples, pared, cored, and diced
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and oil; beat until well mixed.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
• 4 add flour mixture to egg mixture gradually, beating constantly.
• 5 add in vanilla; mix to combine.
• 6 sprinkle apples w/ lemon juice; add apples and walnuts to batter; combine well (yes, batter will be very thick).
• 7 spoon batter into a greased and floured bundt pan or large tube pan.
• 8 bake in a 325° oven for 75 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• 9 remove cake from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• 10 turn out cake onto a serving plate and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 11 to make the glaze: melt butter in a small saucepan; add in remaining ingredients; stir as you bring to a rolling boil.
• 12 boil rapidly for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 13 cool slightly and spoon over cooled cake, allowing glaze to run down sides.