Caramel Apple Poke Spice Cake
Recipes Cakes Desserts Kid-friendly Seasonal cooking
Description
Take advantage of all of those wonderful fall apples with this delicious spice cake. It's the perfect fall dessert but you can enjoy it anytime.
Ingredients
2 T. butter, plus more for buttering the pan
all-purpose flour, for dusting the pan
1 box spice cake mix, plus ingredients needed for batter as listed on box
5 Granny Smith apples, finely chopped, peeled if desired
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 T. cinnamon, plus more for dusting
1 t. ground nutmeg
1 T. cornstarch
freshly squeezed juice of 1/2 lemon
1 1/4 c. jarred caramel, plus more for drizzling
FROSTING:
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
8 T. butter, softened
2 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
Directions
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Butter and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan or dish.
Prepare spice cake batter according to package directions; pour into prepared pan. Bake according to package directions. Cool 20 minutes.
While cake is cooling, prepare apple layer:
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter; add apples; cook until soft, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes; add sugars, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir until combined. Add cornstarch and lemon juice; stir until combined; remove from heat.
Poke holes all over cooled cake with the handle end of a wooden spoon; pour caramel over the cake, letting caramel seep into holes. Spread chopped apples on top, in one even layer.
Frosting:
In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment to beat together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until combined.
Spread frosting over apple layer using an offset spatula or knife. Drizzle cake with more caramel, then dust with cinnamon.
12 servings.