Apple Spice Cake With Pecan Frangelico Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon mace
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, fresh grated
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large granny smith apples, diced (1.8 ounces)
• 1/3 cup apple cider
• 1/4 cup frangelico
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/8 cup frangelico
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2/3 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and lightly flour a 10 x 15 pan.
• 3 in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices.
• 4 place diced apple in a bowl pour cider and frangelico over the apples.
• 5 in a medium bowl combine eggs, butter, and vanilla. add the egg mixture to dry ingredients, just until moistened. stir in apples mixture to just blend inches.
• 6 spread into prepared pan. bake for 45 minutes.
• 7 topping:.
• 8 meanwhile in a small saucepan melt butter till sizzling stop and starts to brown slightly add nuts cook for 1 minute. remove from heat while carefully pouring frangelico into nuts. place back over flame add sugar, mix in then add cream.
• 9 cook and stir till bubbly and all of the sugar is dissolved.
• 10 with a fork carefully pierce the cake then drizzle warm sauce over cake.