Fresh apple nut cake with caramel icing
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Sifted flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¾ | cup | Oil |
| 4 | cups | Apples, finely chopped |
| (about 6) | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Pecans, finely chopped |
| Caramel Icing: | ||
| 2½ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | Milk |
| 1 | Egg | |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | Stick butter | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a lg mixing bowl, sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt, & cinnamon. Add oil, apples & vanilla. Beat at md speed for 2 min. until well blended. In another bowl, beat eggs until light yellow in color. Gradually add sugar & continue beating until light & fluffy. Fold egg mixture into the apple mixture, blending thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Pour into lightly greased 10" tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr. & 10 min. or until done.
Caramel Icing:
MIx 2 c sugar, milk & egg & bring to a boil. Brown ½ c sugar in skillet, then add it to egg mixture while boiling. Boil until cool, then add a little butter & vanilla. Cool & spread over cake. From: Mark Barnett Date: 04 Feb 94
Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 02-13-95