This Toffee Caramel Apple Cake Recipe is perfect on a crisp, fall day served as a dessert or with coffee in the morning.
You guys, I am SO ready for fall to arrive. All I can think about is autumn decor, Halloween costumes, and pumpkin and apple recipes. I’m counting down the days until we visit Apple Hill in Northern California next month so that I can enjoy the most delicious apple donuts ever created. The apple desserts there are seriously these best I have ever had. We usually have a picnic in a park and enjoy fresh apple cider, let the kids play, then head over to another area with all the sweets!
The apple cake is infused with apple chunks in every bite. I mean a lot of apples…all nestled like layers in the cake. Yum! It’s then topped with a caramel sauce and chocolate toffee bits. You could also use regular toffee pieces instead of the chocolate. This recipe was inspired by an apple recipe I came across in Fall Baking magazine, and I’m so excited to add this to my fall baking list.
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Toffee Caramel Apple Cake
Toffee Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3 small granny smith apples chopped
- 1 cup toffee bits plus more for topping
- For the caramel topping
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grease 13x9 pan with cooking spray, set aside and do not preheat oven.
- Chop apples into small chunks, this will create about 2 1/2 cups of apples; set aside.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and oil until smooth.
- In a separate bowl sift flour, salt, and baking soda together.
- Slowly mix flour mixture into egg mixture until well combined.
- Add half of the chopped apples and toffee bits into batter and stir, then add the remaining apples and toffee bits. Gently stir until apples are evenly mixed in.
- Spread batter into prepared pan and place in cool oven. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes in a 325 degree oven; allow pan to cool.
- For the caramel topping:
- In a small saucepan heat sugars, butter, and evaporated milk until boiling. Stir constantly for 2-3 minutes until sauce thickens. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour caramel topping over cake, allow the caramel to slightly cool for a minute or two then top with toffee bits.
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Oh boy! That looks incredible!!! I thought fall was here, but then summer came back! Maybe if I keep making apple and pumpkin treats it will happen! I love this cake girl!
That looks delish! I did read the recipe…what temp do you set the oven to once you’re placing it in the oven? It’s missing from the recipe :)
Megan » Hi Megan, thanks for letting me know! I updated the recipe. :)
Great looking cake, I love the combination of apples and caramel. Visiting from Time to Sparkle.
I love to bake so I usually bring bread or rolls
Thank you
This cake looks so incredible, and just the dessert for Fall!! [email protected]
Thanks, Nettie
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OMG, this cake looks amazing. Looks like I’ll be trying a new recipe…in a couple of weeks, when my kitchen is done. ;)
This has everything good about fall in it! I love the Heath bits. What a perfect way to top this gorgeous cake!
Amazing… This is so tempting and mouth watering.. Delish! I wantttt….
Goodness gracious Crystal – this cake looks incredible!
This sounds REALLY nummy-nummy :)
Hello,
This looks so tasty. I love everything with apple. Pinning!
Thank you for sharing.
Ellya
Crystal, almost every time I come to your blog, I leave drooling! This looks amazing!
What an AWESOME giveaway! And your cake looks so so so good!!!
YUM!!! I love that there are apples in every bite!
Do you peel the apples?
Great photos! I want to dive right in to that piece of cake.
I was wondering if this dessert could be made 24 hrs in advance?
Looks delicious! Do you think it would work in a bundt pan? Thanks!
Are the apples peeled then chopped?