What an amazing looking cake to make is this apple spice cake , I really love apple cake ans seeing as we are at that time of the year when apples are in season I just had to share this cake recipe with you , a great cake to make for that celebration maybe Halloween or even Thanksgiving maybe whatever the occasion I don’t think you will be disappointing
This amazing cake recipe has been brought to you by The Gray Boxwood on YouTube , thanks for sharing it with us
Here below is the recipe and the video tutorial both from YouTube
FOR THE CAKE – 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil – 2 cups sugar – 4 eggs – 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour – 1/4 cup whole wheat flour – 1 teaspoon salt – 2 teaspoons baking powder – 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon – 3 cups peeled and chopped apples – 2 tablespoons lemon juice – 1 cup pecans
FOR THE FROSTING – 1 cup brown sugar – 1/2 cup butter – 1/4 cup whole milk – 2 tablespoons calvados or apple brandy (optional) – 1 teaspoon vanilla – 1 1/2 tp 2 cups powdered sugar
FOR THE CAKE Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Evenly spread pecans on a small baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until toasted and fragrant, 6-10 minutes. Remove from oven, chop and set aside to cool. Peel apples, remove the core and chop into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces. Pour the lemon juice over the apples to prevent browning and to brighten the flavor. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the oil, sugar and eggs. Beat until well combined, 2-4 minutes. Add vanilla, mixing until incorporated. Add the flours, salt, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are just incorporated and only a few dry streaks remain. Fold the prepared apples and cooled pecans into the batter. Set aside 2 tablespoons of nuts to garnish the top if desired. Spray a ten-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) with nonstick baking spray. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread to an even layer. Bake in preheated oven until the cake springs back and an inserted skewer comes out clean with only a few crumbs attached, 75-90 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool in pan for 1 hour. Turn out onto cake plate and make frosting.
FOR THE FROSTING Combine sugar, butter and milk. Stir to dissolve sugar and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for 2 minutes and remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and brandy (if using). Whisk until smooth and adjust with more milk or sugar to achieve a thin frosting consistency. Immediately drizzle frosting over the cooled cake. Sprinkle with reserved pecans and enjoy!
