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Caramel Apple Cake

This caramel apple cake is going to become one of your favorite cake recipes for fall. The perfect combo of dulce de leche and spiced apples!
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine Russian, Ukrainian
Keyword Caramel Apple Cake
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 421kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

Apple Filling

  • 4 medium apples
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Caramel Cake Cream

  • 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
  • 8 oz softened cream cheese
  • 12 oz dulce de leche
  • 2 cups cold heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • Prepare a sponge cake according to recipe instructions. Once cooled, slice the cake into three even layers.
    a sponge cake on a counter

Apple Filling

  • Peel and slice each apple into about 10 evenly sized pieces.
    Sliced up apples.
  • In a skillet over medium heat, cook the apples alongside the apple juice, brown sugar, and a tablespoon of butter. Keep stirring the mixture periodically until all the sugar dissolves and turns into a syrup.
    Apples with sugar and apple juice in a pan.
  • Excluding the very top layer, spread the apple mixture over the top of the other two cake layers. Set the layers aside to give the juice time to absorb and soak in.
    Apples added to the cake layer.

Caramel Cake Cream

  • Using an electric mixer, beat the softened butter, softened cream cheese, and dulce de leche together until smooth. Next, add the heavy whipping cream and beat until you get stiff peaks. Be extra careful not to overmix the cream once you add the whipping cream, as it will turn into butter.
    Whipping cream added to the cake cream.
  • Apply a generous amount of cream to the bottom cake layer (on top of the apples) and cover it with the second cake layer. Apply cream to the second layer. Finally, place the top layer on. Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining cake cream.
    Creamed cake on a cake stand.
  • Decorate the cake as you wish. Fresh apples and chopped walnuts work great. Refrigerate the cake overnight to allow the juice to soak in even more. Slice and enjoy!
    A slice of Caramel Apple Cake.

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Nutrition

Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 177mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1174IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg