Caramel Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups peeled thinly sliced apples
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -4 teaspoons milk
• 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts or 3 tablespoons pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f generously grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 2 in a large bowl, blend all cake ingredients except nuts and raisins; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• 3 stir in nuts and raisins and spoon into prepared pan.
• 4 bake 45-55 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 5 cool upright in pan for 30 minutes; invert onto serving plate. cool completely.
• 6 in small saucepan, melt butter. stir in brown sugar; remove from heat.
• 7 add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk; blend well.
• 8 immediately spoon over cake and sprinkle with nuts.