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Apple-Walnut Cake with Caramel Glaze

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 8, 2010
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Pull this apple-walnut beauty from the oven and inhale its blend of warm spices—cinnamon, ginger, cloves. Drizzled in caramel sauce, it’s the perfect addition to fall meals and holiday afternoons.

Apple-Walnut Cake with Caramel Glaze

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 large apples, peeled, shredded (about 2 cups)

Glaze

  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butterscotch-caramel topping
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Additional ground cinnamon, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat brown sugar, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients except walnuts and apples; beat on low speed until smooth. With spoon, gently stir in walnuts and apples. Spoon batter into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Place heatproof plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Cool 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat all glaze ingredients except cinnamon until smooth. Pour glaze over top of cake, allowing some to run down side. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Nutrition

500 Calories
28g Total Fat
5g Protein
58g Total Carbohydrate
38g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
500
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
240mg
10%
Potassium
190mg
5%
Total Carbohydrate
58g
19%
Dietary Fiber
2g
7%
Sugars
38g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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