Salted Caramel Apple Sheet Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp baking soda
• 0.25 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar (Lightly packed.)
• 2 stick unsalted butter (For the cake.)
• 1 cup water (For the cake batter.)
• 0.5 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (For the cake.)
• 2 cup Granny Smith apples (Peeled and chopped to 1/4-inch thickness; about 2 medium apples.)
• 1 stick unsalted butter (For the glaze.)
• 0.25 cup milk (For the glaze.)
• 3 cup powdered sugar (Sifted; add more if needed to thicken the glaze.)
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract (For the glaze.)
• 0.25 cup homemade salted caramel sauce (The source assumes this sauce is prepared separately; its recipe is not included.)

Steps

1. 1

   Make the cake. Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Butter or oil a 10-by-15-inch jellyroll pan or a 16 3/4-by-12-inch sheet pan.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, fine sea salt, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar.

3. 3

   In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the cake butter and 1 cup water. Heat until the butter melts, then bring the mixture to a boil.

4. 4

   Once boiling, remove the butter-and-water mixture from the heat and stir it into the flour mixture. Let the mixture cool for about 3 minutes.

5. 5

   Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, and cake vanilla into the slightly cooled batter.

6. 6

   Gently stir the chopped apples into the batter.

7. 7

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it evenly.

8. 8

   Bake for 20 minutes in a jellyroll pan, or about 17 minutes in a 16 3/4-by-12-inch pan, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

9. 9

   Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 15 to 20 minutes.

10. 10

    Meanwhile, make the glaze. Combine the glaze butter and milk in a large heat-proof bowl. Microwave until the butter is melted.

11. 11

    Gradually stir the powdered sugar into the melted butter mixture until combined.

12. 12

    Stir in the glaze vanilla and salted caramel sauce until the glaze is combined. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar to thicken it.

13. 13

    Pour the glaze evenly over the slightly warm cake. Use less glaze if a less-sweet cake is preferred.

14. 14

    Let the glaze set for about 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

For a cake with more structure, the source suggests adding 2 tablespoons flour. The cake can be made with half the recipe in a smaller pan, but those alternate instructions are not included here. The salted caramel sauce is listed as an ingredient, but its preparation is not provided in the source.

Nutrition per serving

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• sheet cake
• apple
• cinnamon
• salted caramel
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