Caramel Apple Snack Cake

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp apple pie spice

  or 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar

  light brown sugar can be used as well
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups peeled and diced apples

  2-3 apples depending on size
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp half and half or milk
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• 1 In a medium bowl sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and
  spices. Set aside.
• 2 Peel apples and cut into small cubes. Set aside.
• 3 In a large bowl add oil, and brown sugar whisk until smooth.
• 4 Whisk in both eggs + 1 egg yolk, vanilla. Whisk until smooth and fluffy. This
  step can be done by hand or with a stand or hand mixer.
• 5 Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients using a spatula stir together,
  scraping down sides of the bowl.
• 6 Fold in apples. And scrape batter into prepared pan, the batter is thick so
  smooth it into the corners.
• 7 Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until just barely brown. Prick with a
  toothpick, it should come out clean. Remove from oven and make caramel frosting.
• 8 Melt butter on stove top in a small sauce pan, add brown sugar and whisk until
  smooth, bring to a low boil, cook for 2 minutes. Sprinkle in salt, whisk in half
  and half and then add vanilla, remove from heat and continue to whisk until
  smooth like caramel. Add powdered sugar and whisk again until smooth.
• 9 Lift cake out of pan by pulling it out with parchment paper. Set on a platter or
  cake plate and pour warm frosting over top smoothing it out on the top and
  letting it drip down the sides.

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