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Apple Walnut Spice Cake
A delicious apple cake with a crunch from toasted walnuts and warm fall spices, and an optional caramel glaze.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 302 kcal
Course:
Cake
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 4 large apples peeled, cored, and diced
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2.5 cups flour all purpose
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- 1 cup walnuts chopped and toasted
Caramel Glaze
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Prepare a 10-inch bundt pan by spraying with cooking spray.
- Peel, core and dice apples. There should be around 2 cups when diced
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or in a bowl using an electric hand mixer, add eggs, sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
- Beat at low speed about 1 minute.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
- Add dry ingredient mixture to the egg mixture, and using a spoon, stir until combined.
- Stir in apples and walnuts.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan
- Bake in center of oven 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for about 30 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack and pour caramel glaze over the cake, if using. Allow to cool completely
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Caramel Glaze
- In a glass bowl, melt butter in the microwave, about 30 seconds
- Whisk in brown sugar, cream, and vanilla until smooth
- Return to the microwave and heat on high about 2 minutes, or until sugar is dissolved
- Whisk again and allow to cool
Notes
- *To toast walnuts, preheat oven to 350°. Spread chopped walnuts on a baking sheet and bake in center of oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool before using in the recipe. (This can be done while assembling the batter)
- *I used a non stick bundt pan, but, to be on the safe side, I still sprayed lightly with vegetable oil spray, because there are so many nooks & crannies. If your pan is not a non stick one, you may want to also flour the pan after spraying.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
302kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
52mg
(17%)
Sodium
190mg
(8%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
280IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
2.6mg
(3%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 190mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 280IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 2.6mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.