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Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

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This apple pecan cake with caramel glaze will get you in the mood for fall. The glaze on this cake oozes with caramel goodness. The scrumptious apple flavor, with delicious pecans mixed throughout, will definitely satisfy your taste buds! The apple cake recipe  is a family favorite.

Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

There are lots of apple pieces and chopped pecans throughout this cake. The moist texture and the flavor will have you baking this cake over and over for many years to come.

Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

Fall is definitely one of my favorite seasons, not only for the fresh crisp air and the beautiful changing leaves, but for the delicious baked goodies that are baked with love for my family and friends. The smells that surround my kitchen, practically on a daily basis during this time of year, is one that I truly enjoy and one that definitely gets me in the mood for fall.

Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

Ingredients For Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

  • Granny Smith apples
  • Pecans
  • All purpose flour
  • Baking soda
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla
  • Salt
  • Sugar
  • Vegetable oil
  • Eggs
  • Butter
  • Light brown sugar
  • Milk

How To Make Apple Pecan Cake

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar, eggs and oil. Mix until nice and creamy. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Add vanilla, stir and then add apples and pecans and stir until combined. Pour into generously greased and floured tube pan (or Bundt pan) and bake at 325° for approximately 1 hour. Check using a toothpick at about 50 minutes. If toothpick inserted comes out clean, then your cake is done. Remove from oven and let cool completely.

How To Make Caramel Glaze

Start out by melting butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir brown sugar and milk into pan and bring to a boil over low hear. Reduce heat to a simmer, stirring constantly. Let boil for approximately 10 minutes, continue stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla, stir and let cool. Once caramel glaze has cooled a bit, pour over the top of cake.

Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

Try this delicious apple pecan cake with caramel glaze today

Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

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Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze

Terri
This Apple Pecan Cake is so delicious! Just one bite of this cake will have you baking it over and over again!
4.59 from 204 votes
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Cake, Dessert, Fall Desserts
Servings 8
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups cooking oil
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsps vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups Granny Smith apples, approximately 3-4 apples, peeled, chopped in small pieces
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped small

Caramel Glaze

  • 3/4 cups butter 1 1/2 sticks
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°
  • In a large mixing bowl, add oil, sugar and eggs, mix until nice and creamy.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to large bowl. Mix well.
  • Add vanilla, mix well.
  • Stir in apples and pecans.
  • Pour into generously greased and floured tube pan (you can use two loaf pans in place of a tube pan).
  • Bake at 325° for approximately 1 hour. Check using a tooth pick at about 50 minutes, and if it comes out clean, then your cake is done. If using the loaf pans, make sure to check it at about 50 minutes as well.

Making the glaze

  • In a small pan, melt butter over low heat.
  • Stir in brown sugar and milk.
  • Bring to a boil over low heat, then reduce to a simmer, stirring constantly.
  • Let boil for 10 minutes, continue stirring.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla. Stir. Let cool.
  • Once caramel glaze has cooled a bit, pour over the top of cake.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Pines and Plantations
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Enjoy, Terri

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Comments

  1. Cathy

    My cake is in the oven, I did not have vegetable oil so I melted enough Crisco to get the right amount. I hope it turns out okay

  2. Tyra

    Hi! I plan to make this cake for Thanksgiving. I’m thinking of using butter instead of vegetable oil. Will that mess the consistency up?

  3. Gina

    I made this amazing cake last night it was so easy to make, I used honey Crisp apples that’s what I had on hand and the batter was a little dense so I just added 1/2 water to the batter. It came out super moist. One of the best cakes I’ve ever made.

  6. holly

    Hello Terry I was wondering if this recipe could be made into a roll cake…and then topped with the caramel glaze?

    Holly

  7. Leah

    The apple cake was excellent! I grated the apple instead of cutting into chunks.
    The glaze however was a complete failure. I used margarine instead of butter to keep it dairy free, so perhaps that’s why it didn’t work?
    But the truth is, the cake is so good, it does not need a glaze at all.

    • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

      Hi Leah, I’m sorry that your glaze didn’t turn out. Yes, the cake is so good by itself. I LOVE this cake. If you have something you could use the glaze for, I’d make just the glaze with real butter and see if it turns out better. After it’s made, dip some apple slices in it so it doesn’t get wasted. And, make sure to use the lowest flame and stir continuously. Those are two of the things I emphasize the most! :)

  9. Caroline

    Hello! I’m really looking forward to making this cake over the weekend, it looks delicious. By cooking oil are your referring to vegetable oil? Thank you

  10. Brit

    Cake turned out great, but I found it was a bad idea to make the sauce ahead of time. The sugar & fat from the butter separated. I reheated it & it wasn’t the same. I may have made an error in making it?

  13. Pamela

    I was wondering if you can use a Gluten free flour instead? Also, went apple picking and what was ready was a cross between Granny Smith and Delicious. What do you think about using those?

  15. Nia

    Hello, I’m making the caramel sauce and only have dark brown sugar, is it ok to use it instead of the light?

  17. Sharon

    I made this cake yesterday. it is almost gone. My oldest took a piece to work and now his boss wants me to make one for their shift. LOL!

  18. Dorothy linton

    I made this cake for Thanksgiving my family loved it, It was so delicious, my grandson ate the most and took some home with him. Love this cake myself.

  19. Kimberly Brooke

    Currently in the oven! Smells amazing, but we’re are 57 minutes and still coming out pretty wet. But I ended up using an angel food cake pan, so we’ll see. Thanks for the recipe!

  20. Kim

    I have a question, this cake looks so delicious and I want to try to make it. Can I cook the apples with the cinnamon and butter to give them that soft mush texture, let it cool then add to the mix so it can have the apple taste throughout the cake? I don’t like chunky apples in a recipe.

  21. Barb Laskowski

    Am making this cake later today to use for Thanksgiving tomorrow. No need to peel the apples?
    Thanks,
    Barb

      • Barb Laskowski

        I found similar recipes and they all peeled them, so I did too. Is it better to make the glaze tomorrow, or should I do it tonight?
        Thanks so much. Can’t wait to try it.

        • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

          Oh good, I glad you peeled them. Either way works, but just remember to make sure to cook over low flame and stir constantly, and cook it just as the directions say. Sometimes if the flame is too high, the glaze will get to hard. This is a delicious cake and I know you and your family will enjoy it very much! Let me know how it turns out for you, if you wouldn’t mind. :)

          • Barb Laskowski

            It was wonderful! I think I should have taken it out just a few minutes earlier, but it was still moist. I checked it at 50 minutes and wasn’t done. Then I got distracted and it was in for the remaining 10. I’m guessing 5 minutes less would have been perfect. Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe!

  25. alicia

    Cake looks absolutely amazing and moist. Will be making it this week. I am wondering whether it is OK to add 2 tsp baking power as well to encourage the cake to rise more?

  27. Lorna

    Hi Terri, I love this cake and am just about to make it, BUT I only have Demerara sugar in the cupboard. Do you think this would be O.K?

      • Jerrie Denniston

        Can’t wait to try this cake recipe. My mouth is watering just reading the recipe. I had one question which was what kind of apples to use. I found the answer (Granny Smith apples) when someone else asked the same question and you answered it. May I suggest that you add “Granny Smith apples” to the recipe instead of just “apples”. That might save some from using the wrong kind of apples and others like me hunting for the right kind.

        • Great Grub, Delicious Treats

          Hi Jerrie,
          Thank you for your comment. And I will make the change to the recipe to add Granny Smith apples. I hope you made this cake and it was delicious and mouth watering as you’d hoped for. Have a great day! :)

  29. Susan

    I was in a panic when I could not find this Apple Pecan cake to create for Christmas – whew – calm my heart & bless yours! Happy holiday to you & yours…. yum to the best cake ever! The last time I brought this cake to a family event – we were lucky to be able to share ONE piece! It was the hit of the party!

    It is easy & great to make in advance – we transported with the Bundt pan cover right over the top of the cake & it travels very well. Thanks again.

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