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This Salted Caramel Apple Sheet Cake recipe is PERFECT for cozy fall nights and weekend baking. It’s classic apple sheet cake upgraded. Imagine the flavors of unbelievably soft and moist cinnamon spiced cake with sliced apples folded into the batter. And then with homemade salted caramel sauce drizzled over the top of the cake. Serve this salted caramel apple sheet cake on it’s own or if you want to go the extra mile, with vanilla ice cream. Yum!
This recipe is one of those recipes that looked different in my head. I had a pretty good idea of what I was going to make but then like always, you make alterations as you go. My diced apples ended up being sliced and my buttermilk ended up being whole milk and so on. And I’m so happy it did because the end result was a super moist and soft apple sheet cake drizzled with salted caramel sauce. Fall dessert heaven that makes you crave a glass of milk while eating!
How To Make This Salted Caramel Apple Sheet Cake?
First off. I always start by gathering all of the ingredients needed in a recipe and weighing and measuring EVERYTHING before I start to cook or bake. This part is really important to me and key in keeping everything organized. It also speeds up the entire session, makes it easier and your less likely to forget any ingredient.
To make this salted caramel apple sheet cake you start by prepared your sheet pan and then you melt together butter and water in a saucepan.
Meanwhile, you combine all of the dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Then you add the butter mixture to the flour mixture. As well as the milk, eggs and vanilla.
Then you fold in the apple slices and pour the batter into the prepared sheet pan.
You bake the cake for 20-22 minutes or until it’s ready! And let the cake cool down while you make the caramel sauce.
You make the caramel sauce by combining sugar, butter and cream in a small saucepan. You bring it to boil and let it boil for 2 minutes stirring constantly. You then remove it from the heat and stir in vanilla and sea salt. You then let the caramel cool down for 5 minutes. It will thicken slightly.
Then you drizzle the caramel sauce over the apple sheet cake with a spoon and it’s ready to serve!
Recipe Notes:
-You can chop, dice or slice the apples. Whichever way you prefer. I decided to slice them and fold into the batter. That way the sliced apples make a nice garnish on top of the cake.
-If you’d like the caramel sauce to be more creamy, you can double the amount of heavy cream to 60 gr/ 4 tbsps.
-Buttermilk can be used instead of whole milk in this recipe.
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I hope you enjoy this salted caramel apple sheet cake recipe as much as I do. And if you make it be sure to leave a comment and/or give it a rating! I’d also love to hear from you on Instagram and see what you make. So if you do, don’t forget to tag @alaingablog
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PrintSalted Caramel Apple Sheet Cake
Salted caramel apple sheet cake is the perfect fall dessert. With flavors of soft cinnamon spiced sheet cake, sliced apples and topped with drizzled homemade salted caramel sauce that your going to LOVE.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 15
Ingredients
Apple Sheet Cake:
225 gr / 1 cup salted butter
115 ml / ½ cup water
250 gr / 2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
200 gr / 1 cup granulated sugar
200 gr / 1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
120 gr / ½ cup whole milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 medium baking apples, peeled and sliced
Salted Caramel Sauce:
100 gr / ½ cup brown sugar
60 gr / ¼ cup salted butter
30 gr / 2 tbsps heavy cream
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200C / 400F
Grease a 11×16 sheet pan with non stick spray or parchment paper. (You can also use other sizes of sheet pans such as 12×17 and 13×15) Or 9×13 for thicker cake.
FOR THE CAKE:
In a large saucepan over medium heat stir together butter and water until melted and combined. Bring to a boil and then take off the heat and let cool down for 2-3 minutes.
Meanwhile combine together flour, baking soda, granulated sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon in the bowl of a stand mixer.
Add the butter mixture to the flour mixture. Mix to combine.
Then mix in milk, eggs and vanilla extract until everything is well combined.
Carefully fold in the sliced apples with a spatula.
Pour the cake batter evenly into the prepared sheet pan.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with very few crumbs on it.
Let the cake cool down while you make the sauce.
FOR THE SAUCE:
Stir together brown sugar, butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and let boil for 2 minutes until all of the sugar has dissolved and stirring frequently.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and sea salt.
Let the caramel cool down in the pan for about 5 minutes until it has thickened slightly. Stir frequently.
Drizzle the salted caramel sauce over the cake with a spoon and serve.
Notes
Serving suggestions: Vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or simply a glass of milk.
