Taste of Home
Caramel Apple Coffee Cake with Walnuts
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling
YIELD: 16 servings.
I created this recipe after a trip to an orchard with my family. This moist cake is full of hearty apples and nuts, while the caramel topping adds a delectable finish. —Sharon Cable, Dyersville, Iowa.
Ingredients
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3 large eggs
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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1 cup unsweetened applesauce
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1/3 cup canola oil
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3 cups chopped peeled apples (about 3 medium)
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TOPPING:
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1/3 cup packed brown sugar
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3 tablespoons butter
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1 tablespoon fat-free milk
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Dash salt
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1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan; dust with flour, tapping out extra.
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2.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in apples.
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3.
Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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4.
In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, milk and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand to thicken slightly. Spoon slowly over cake. Sprinkle with walnuts.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 280 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 268mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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