Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

Desserts are a fave, baked apples are a fave, icing fave, reading blogs are a fave...win, win, win, win with this recipe. Monica over at Lick The Bowl Good posted this on her blog and I knew it was a must-try. I'll admit, hopes were not high as I slid it into the oven. This was the thickest batter I have ever seen. I spent the entire bake time rereading the recipe trying to figure out where I had went wrong. It was such a relief to pull out this pretty cake and enjoy a home smelling of cooked apples. I think the glaze is what makes this cake though!

Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2 eggs

1/2 cup canola oil

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups finely chopped apples

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Glaze:

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

3 Tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 Tbsp. heavy cream (I think you could just use milk!)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-9 inch pan and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combing the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.

In a large bowl, beat the eggs until light in color and foamy.

Add the oil and vanilla and beat well.

Stir in the flour mixture with a spoon until just combined.

Add the apples and nuts and stir to mix in.

Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake 40-45 minutes until toothpick insterted into center comes out clean.

While warm prepare the glaze.

Combine all glaze ingredients in saucepan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture comes to a gentle boil.

Cook for 3-5 minutes.

Pour glaze over warm cake.

Delish!