Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing

Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing: The Best Comfort Dessert featuring delicious spices and a rich icing.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 1 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings slices

Calories 386 kcal

Equipment

9x9-inch nonstick pan
Mixing bowls
Whisk
saucepan

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all purpose flour spooned and leveled
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

Wet Ingredients

⅔ cups vegetable oil
2 large eggs room temperature
¾ cups brown sugar packed (light or dark)
¾ cups granulated sugar
½ cups sour cream room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2-3 large honey crispy apples grated, using the large holes on a box grater, ~1 ½ cups (can keep the skin on)

Brown Sugar Icing

¼ cup salted butter
½ cup dark brown sugar packed
2 tablespoon heavy cream
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar sifted

Instructions

Cake Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9-inch light colored nonstick pan with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
In another mixing bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and fold just until combined.
Fold in the grated apples.
Turn out the cake batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.
To make the brown sugar icing, melt the butter, brown sugar and heavy cream in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Whisk until mixture is combined and comes to a gentle boil.
Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and powdered sugar.
Pour the icing on top of cake. The cake doesn’t need to completely cool, when it's still a little warm, the icing melts into the cake.
Slice and enjoy warm!

Notes

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 308mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 1gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 349IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Apple Spice Cake, baking, Brown Sugar Icing, Cake Recipe, Comfort Dessert, fall dessert

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