Moist Caramel Apple Cake

photo by:kraft

Inspired by a childhood favorite, this recipe reinvents the caramel apple as a cake, with fresh, tangy chopped apples baked into a treat that’s a whole lot easier to eat.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

2 hr 15 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla or French Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

cup water

eggs

1/3

cup oil

Granny Smith apples (1 lb.), peeled, coarsely chopped

KRAFT Caramels

Tbsp. milk

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

BEAT first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Stir in apples. Pour into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.

BAKE 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 min. Loosen cake from side of pan; invert onto wire rack. Gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. Transfer to plate.

MICROWAVE caramels and milk in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is smooth, stirring every 30 sec. Cool 10 min. or until slightly thickened. Drizzle over cake.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Cooking Know-How

Do not use cake mix with pudding in the mix. To avoid soggy cake, drizzle caramel sauce over cake just before serving.

Special Extra

Serve topped with thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping or vanilla ice cream.

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jowen817

posted:9/10/2005

I thought it was a wonderful cake and very moist. The apple chunks were very nice in it and the caramel drizzle is to die for! I added a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg for additional flavor and sprinkled chopped pecans on top. This might also work well with a spice cake mix.

nuttymomof4

posted:9/10/2005

The recipe sounded so good on paper I just had to try it and its definitely worth it! I made it last night and everybody loved it. Whole house was drooling over the smell! Definitely a keeper!

Karen8062

posted:9/9/2005

Ended up throwing the cake away. Bland. Did not even make the carmel drizzle, because felt the cake was not worth the calories.

a cook

posted:9/9/2005

This is an awesome cake. I also used the classic cream cheese frosting and drizzled the caramel over that. I will definitely make this again!

dmsgrl

posted:9/9/2005

This cake was not very sweet. Also, the apples made it almost two moist. It was very difficult to transfer from the wire rack to the cake plate. However, the caramel topping was fabulous and I will definitely be using it on other bundt cakes.

putsy0335

posted:9/9/2005

To cut calories, I used sugarfree pudding and egg substitue. Also used only 1/4 cup of oil and 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce. It was delicious.

thepalms

posted:9/8/2005

This recipe was easy to do. My family enjoyed it.

a cook

posted:9/8/2005

This recipe was scrumptious. I added 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to the batter to give it more of an autumn dessert taste. I will be making this again. Thanks! Anita from Indiana

a cook

posted:9/8/2005

This recipe was awesome and sooo easy and quick to make! My family loved it and so did I. This will become a family favorite.

cindylouwho1956

posted:9/8/2005

WAS EASY TO MAKE NOT EXPENSIVE MY FAMILY LOVE IT GREAT FOR COMPANY OR JUST THE FAMILY