Apple Dapple Cake
- Yield: 12 to 15 servings
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon salt
- 2cups sugar
- 1 1/3cups vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3cups chopped peeled apples
- 1 1/2cups pecans, chopped
- Brown Sugar Topping:
- 1cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/4cup milk
Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together. Beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add the flour mixture and beat until blended. Fold in the apples and pecans.
- Spoon the batter into a greased 10-inch tube pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
For the topping:
- Combine the brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan. Cook for 2 minutes or until blended and heated through, stirring occasionally.
- Pour the hot topping over the hot cake. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 2 hours and remove to a cake plate.
Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of Sarasota, Simply Sarasota, Creatively Casual Cuisine (the Junior League of Sarasota, 2007)