Apple Dapple Cake

4 from 2 votes

Old fashioned apple dapple cake is "dappled" fresh diced apples and pecans. It's baked until golden brown and topped with warm caramel sauce.

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Cook Time 1

Resting time 8

Servings people

Calories 637kcal

Author Lisa B.

Ingredients

For the cake:

3 eggs
1 ½ cups oil
2 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
3 cups of chopped apples
1 ½ cups of chopped pecans

For the caramel sauce:

1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup milk
½ cup unsalted butter

Instructions

For the cake:

Preheat the oven to 350 ° F.
Combine eggs, oil and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Beat until the ingredients are well blended.
In a separate mixing bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add half of the flour mixture to the batter. Mix on low just until the flour is incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour.
Add the vanilla extract, apples and pecans. Mix on low to medium low until the apples and pecans are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into a greased Bundt or angel food cake pan.
Bake for 1 – 1 ¼ hours until the cake is browned and a a toothpick inserted near the center of the cake comes out clean.

For the sauce:

Melt the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved.
Pour the hot sauce over the warm cake while still in the pan.
Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan before inverting it to a plate or cake pedestal.

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Notes

Storage. Apple Dapple cake can be stored at room temperature for 1-2 days. After that, it needs to be stored in an airtight container or cake saver to prevent mold from forming. Consume within 5-7 days.

Freezing. Once baked, leftover Apple Dapple Cake can be frozen for later. I recommend wrapping the cake in plastic wrap then a layer of aluminum foil to prevent freezer burn. Eat within three months. Thaw completely before serving.

Reheating. As I mentioned above, Apple Dapple Cake is delicious hot or cold. The easiest way to reheat individual slices is to pop it in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. To reheat an entire cake, warm it in a 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes until heated through, or warm individual slices at the same temperature for about five minutes.

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