Easy Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze

This apple cake was so easy and absolutely delicious! I had to beat the boys away from this more than once! This lasted less than 24 hours before the boys were scraping the dish for crumbs!  Needless to say this hit the family favorite file quick! I also liked this, but I think I would like the addition of chopped pecans.  I guess I’ll just have to make it again.  I am sure the boys wouldn’t mind it one bit!

INGREDIENTS
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 cups peeled, diced apples (I used Granny Smith)
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

NOTE- Because this cake was such a huge hit I made it again this time with chopped pecans and it was absolutely delicious!
Either way you make it I have no doubt it will be loved!

TOPPING INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk

NOTE: if you don’t want to make the caramel, simply buy good quality caramel and drizzle over the cake when cool!

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking dish.  In a large mixing bowl beat together oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and beat together until well combined. Stir in your chopped apples. Pour the cake batter into your prepared dish and bake for 50-55 minutes or until the center is cooked through. Cool completely before adding the caramel.

To make the caramel combine the brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan over medium high heat stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Once at a boil let cook WITHOUT stirring for three minutes and remove from heat. Immediately pour the glaze over the cake and let cool for one hour prior to cutting and serving.

Enjoy!