Caramel Apple Poke Cake
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5
Caramel Apple Poke Cake
Description
This recipe starts with a spice cake prepared from a box mix, folded with flour and cinnamon-coated chopped Granny Smith apples. The apples add tartness and moisture, complementing the warming spices in the cake. Once baked and cooled, the cake is punctured all over with a spoon handle, creating channels for caramel syrup to absorb deeply into the cake layers.
A stabilized whipped cream made by incorporating gelatin into a mixture of heavy cream and powdered sugar is whipped to stiff peaks, ensuring a firm but airy topping that holds shape. Half of the caramel syrup is drizzled into the cake's holes, while the whipped cream spreads over the top to provide a light contrast to the dense cake below.
The finished dessert is garnished with chopped walnuts and the remainder of the caramel syrup, adding crunch and extra sweetness. This layered preparation results in a rich, festive dessert combining apple, spice, caramel, and creamy textures.
Ingredients
- 1 spice cake mix plus ingredients to make the cake - eggs, water, oil- see box directions, boxed
- 2-3 apple chopped into small pieces, Granny Smith variety
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 2 cups heavy cream
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoon gelatin non flavored
- 1 cup Caramel Syrup divided in half, also called caramel sauce
- ⅓ cup walnuts roughly chopped
Instructions
For cake:
Prepare stabilized whipped cream:
Prepare poke cake:
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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