Caramel Apple Cake
A moist, delicious cake filled with apples and topped with salted caramel glaze!
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup avocado oil or melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 2% or full fat are best
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups diced apple
Toppings
- 1/3 cup salted caramel sauce
- Sea salt for sprinkling on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour an 8x8 baking pan.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl whisk together the wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry and stir together until just combined. Fold in the diced apple.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing it. Cool for at least 30 minutes before pouring on the salted caramel sauce and sprinkling with sea salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg