This incredible Homemade Caramel Apple Cake is the oven version of a crock pot favorite of our readers and my family!
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How to Make Homemade Caramel Apple Cake in an Oven
Aunt Lou here.
About six months ago, I made a delicious Crock Pot Caramel Apple Cake as a variation of Gramma’s Fresh Peach Crock Pot Cake, and my family loved it. One of the things we are often asked when we make a cake in the crock pot is how to make it in an oven. So, with this wonderful Homemade Caramel Apple Cake recipe, you now have the option of making this in your crock pot or oven!
This cake is very dense and very sweet. My local grocery store had Honey Crisp apples on sale this week, and I happen to love that kind of apple, so that is what I used. I used Fuji apples in the crock pot version of this recipe. Either one is amazing.
This is a “from scratch” cake recipe. I know that can be intimidating for someone who hasn’t ever done that before. Don’t worry. It sounds scarier than it actually is. Just follow the directions…taking one step at a time , and you can proudly say that you can make a cake from scratch!
What You Will Need for Homemade Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients Needed for the Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2.5 cups puree of fresh apples
- 2 large eggs
Ingredients Needed for the Icing
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter, sliced into pats
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Equipment Needed
- Large Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Sifter
- Stirring spatulas
- Fruit/Vegetable peeler
- Apple slicer
- Food processor
- Small bowl
- Fork or small whisk
- 9×13 baking dish
- Medium saucepan
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 10 minutes (plus however long it takes your oven to preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cooking Time: 35 to 45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (You will create your icing while your cake is baking.)
- Optional Cooling Time: 30 minutes (I let my cake and icing cool for about 30 minutes before icing the cake.)
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- Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All ovens cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own oven and time adjusted as needed.
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Homemade Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2.5 cups puree from fresh apples
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 12 oz can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter sliced into pats
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 2 teaspoons baking soda, stir until well combined and set aside.
- Peel and slice around 4-6 apples and puree them using a food processor and measure out 2.5 cups of puree.
- Add your pureed apples and slightly beaten eggs to the flour mixture and stir with a stirring spatula until you have formed a batter.
- Pour your batter into a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until the center can pass the toothpick test.
- While your cake is baking, start your icing by putting your 3/4 cup of sugar, evaporated milk, butter and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium high heat and stir until the sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla are well combined.
- Bring it to a low boil, stirring frequently with a stirring spatula and making sure you scrape the sides clean each time you stir.
- Once it reaches a low boil, reduce your heat to medium and stir continually (scraping the sides clean as you go) until the icing has thickened. How long you cook it depends on how thick you want your icing. If you want more of a glaze, it will only take 5-8 minutes. If you want a thicker icing, it will take closer to 10-15 minutes. Keep in mind the icing will thicken as it cools.
- I let my cake and icing cool for about 30 minutes before icing the cake. Pour your icing over the cake as a whole or over individual pieces, whichever you prefer.
Notes
- Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All ovens cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own oven and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
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