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Caramel Apple Cake
Caramel Apple Cake features layers of sponge cake filled with a cooked apple mixture sweetened with brown sugar and apple juice, paired with a rich caramel-flavored cream made from butter, cream cheese, dulce de leche, and whipped heavy cream. The combination offers a moist, creamy, and fruit-sweetened cake suitable for dessert lovers who appreciate autumnal flavors.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings:
12
Servings
Calories:
421 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Cake
Cuisine:
Russian, Ukrainian
Ingredients
- 1 sponge cake
Apple Filling
- 4 apple medium
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp butter unsalted
Caramel Cake Cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 12 oz dulce de leche
- 2 cups heavy cream cold
Instructions
- Prepare a sponge cake according to recipe instructions. Once cooled, slice the cake into three even layers.
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Apple Filling
- Peel and slice each apple into about 10 evenly sized pieces.
- In a skillet over medium heat, cook the apples alongside the apple juice, brown sugar, and a tablespoon of butter. Keep stirring the mixture periodically until all the sugar dissolves and turns into a syrup.
- Excluding the very top layer, spread the apple mixture over the top of the other two cake layers. Set the layers aside to give the juice time to absorb and soak in.
Caramel Cake Cream
- Using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter, softened cream cheese, and dulce de leche together until smooth. Next, add the heavy whipping cream and beat until you get stiff peaks. Be extra careful not to overmix the cream once you add the whipping cream, as it will turn into butter.
- Apply a generous amount of cream to the bottom cake layer (on top of the apples) and cover it with the second cake layer. Apply cream to the second layer. Finally, place the top layer on. Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining cake cream.
- Decorate the cake as you wish. Fresh apples and chopped walnuts work great. Refrigerate the cake overnight to allow the juice to soak in even more. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Calories
421kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
112mg
(37%)
Sodium
290mg
(12%)
Potassium
177mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Vitamin A
1174IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 421
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 421kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 112mg | 37% |
| Sodium | 290mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 177mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Vitamin A | 1174IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.