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Apple Dapple Cake with Warm Vanilla Cream Sauce

A simple and flavorful recipe that's sure to be a favorite.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 Servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cake:
  • 8 tablespoons salted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 cups peeled cored and grated/shredded apple (about 5 large apples) plus any accumulated juice
Cream Sauce:
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9X13-inch baking pan and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until well-combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until light and creamy.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and mix until just combined and a few dry streaks remain. The batter will be very stiff but will thin out after the apples are stirred in.
  4. Stir in the grated apple with any accumulated juice and mix until combined. No need to overmix, just stir until the apples are incorporated.
  5. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. For the cream sauce, while the cake is baking, combine the butter, cream and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is combined. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and keep warm until ready to serve.
  7. Cut the warm cake into pieces and drizzle with the warm cream sauce.

Notes

  • Grater: I use the large holes of my box grater to shred the apple.
  • Sauce: also, if you think you are on the saucier end of the spectrum, you might consider doubling the cream sauce. I thought the recipe as written was the perfect amount of sauce to drizzle lightly over each piece of cake but if you want to all out drench the cake...then go ahead and increase the sauce.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Serving Calories 360kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 52g (17%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 75mg (25%) Sodium 396mg (17%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 34g (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Serving
Calories 360kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Sodium 396mg 17%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 34g 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.