Carolina Apple Cake Recipes

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Generously grease and flour a 9- or 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Mix together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. Peel, core and dice 3 cups apples. Set aside.
• Blend the oil, sugars and vanilla in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer or in a stand mixer until well mixed. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the dry ingredients until just incorporated. The batter will be very thick. Fold in the apple pieces. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cool for 20 to 30 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan to a cooling rack.
• For the caramel sauce: Meanwhile, heat the caramels and milk in a saucepan on medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the caramels are completely melted and the sauce is smooth, about 2 minutes. Let cool for 1 to 2 minutes, then drizzle over the cake just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Fold in apples and walnuts., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a 10" bundt pan or tube pan with shortening and a dusting of flour.
• 2. Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl and set aside.
• 3. In the mixer, cream the sugar, eggs, and oil together until smooth.
• 4. Then add vanilla.
• 5. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time until smooth, about 2 min on medium speed.
• 6. Fold in the chopped apples and nuts stir real good to mix in well.
• 7. Pour in the prepared pan.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• 9. When finished remove and cool 10 min on a rack in pan.
• 10. Then convert onto a cake platter.
• 11. To prepare the glaze, over medium heat melt the butter.
• 12. Add sugar, vanilla, and stir in the milk. Stir constantly until it begins to form a thickening like consistency.
• 13. Pour over the still warm cake and allow to drizzle over the side and down inside the middle.
• 14. This delish cake can be served hot out of the oven with a side of vanilla ice cream and another drizzle of caramel sauce over the ice cream yumm some good eating.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon; set aside. Grease and flour an 8 inch Bundt pan.
• Whisk together eggs, oil, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until smooth. Mix in sifted dry ingredients until moistened, then fold in sliced apples, pecans, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake cake in preheated oven until golden brown on top, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Stir together brown sugar, milk, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a saucepan. Simmer for 2 minutes, then pour over cake in the Bundt pan as soon as it comes out of the oven. Allow cake to cool in pan set over a wire rack until it is room temperature, about 4 hours.
• Whisk together mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Unmold cake and place onto a serving plate, spread icing over the top.