Yield: 24 pieces of cake
Apple Praline Cake
The best Apple Praline Cake is loaded with fresh apples and topped with a sweet praline frosting and pecans. It is an amazing cake to enjoy this fall.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
For the Apple Cake
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups finely diced apples
For the Praline Frosting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup diced pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Beat the oil and sugars until they look like wet sand. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again.
- Stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Slowly beat it into the sugar and egg mixture. Stir in the apples by hand.
- Spread the batter in prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Place the butter, brown sugar, and half & half in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir for one minute. Remove from the heat and let cool 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Beat together the cooled butter mixture and powdered sugar until creamy.
- Spread over the top of the cooled cake quickly. Sprinkle with the pecan chips and press into the frosting gently. Store in a tightly sealed container on the counter.
Notes
1. You can use peeled or unpeeled apples in this cake.
2. For the frosting, you can also use coffee creamer, if you have that on hand instead.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 362Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 192mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 1gSugar: 34gProtein: 3g