Caramel Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
"A layer cake with fresh apples, caramel sauce baked right into the batter, cinnamon cream cheese frosting and yet more gooey caramel gracing the top...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1½ teaspoons baking soda
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1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
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½ teaspoon salt
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1½ cups brown sugar
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1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
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1 cup fresh shredded apples, use large holes box grater
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¾ cup jarred caramel dessert sauce or dulce de leche, plus more to drizzle over top
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 eggs
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1½ cups buttermilk
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened
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6 tablespoons butter, softened
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1 + 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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5 cups (approximately) confectioners’ sugar
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