Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce
This lightly sweetened and spiced cake is filled with chunks of apple, then drizzled with warm caramel sauce just before serving. A sprinkling of raw sugar over the top of the cake adds a bit of crunch and sweetness as well.
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour*
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 6 tablespoons butter melted and slightly cooled
- 3 large apples peeled and diced into 1/4" pieces, about 3½ cups
- ¼ cup raw sugar
*Gluten-Free Alternative
- 2 cups brown rice flour
- ¾ cup tapioca starch
- ½ cup potato starch
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter or line with parchment. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, salt, and brown sugar. Set aside.
- Whisk the eggs lightly and then whisk in the sour cream. Add the milk and butter and whisk until smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir just until combined. Gently fold in the apples.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle generously with the raw sugar. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Serve with warm salted caramel sauce poured over the top.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 171mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 431IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 2mg