Caramel Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups apples, peeled and diced
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup half-and-half cream
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine oil and sugars.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 in separate bowl combine dry ingredients; then add to batter and stir well.
• 5 fold in apples, walnuts and vanilla.
• 6 pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• 7 bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 8 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 9 in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, heat brown sugar, cream, butter and salt until sugar is dissolved.
• 10 cool to room temperature.
• 11 beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth; drizzle over cake. sprinkle with nuts if desired.