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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MakRoany

posted:9/17/2005

This was so moist and delicious - and so easy! I was glad to add this to my apple/fall recipes! I will be making this again and again.

a cook

posted:9/17/2005

I made this today , very good, when the kids eat it all I know it is a keeper. Thank you, Lynda

Fatkid's Wife

posted:9/17/2005

I have had my new Food & Family issue about a week and a half. I have made this desert twice!!!! I did vary something though. I had to use a French Vanilla Cake mix instead of yellow, due to the cooking supplies I had. It was one of the best cakes I've ever made! I also sliced the cake after cooling and then drizzled the caramel sauce on, that way you had more of a caramel taste in your bites. My family already told me that this is a MUST every fall...and maybe Christmas too!

mwollen

posted:9/17/2005

I made the cake last weekend for a bake sale. I could tell it was gonna be sinfully good, so we kept it and I showed up emptyhanded at the sale. It was sooo worth it. I bake fairly often ,, this was by far the best cake I have made yet. What I did was I streuseled it in the middle with brown sugar & cinnamon. It did not last long at all, & there was not a crumb left over for the birds !!I have e-mailed it to all my friends!!

a cook

posted:9/16/2005

This is a KEEPER! Great fall recipe and it's all it is advertised to be MOIST & EASY to make. I'm making another one today!

wendy480

posted:9/16/2005

This recipe was by far one of the best. My entire family loved it and wanted the recipe.

toplaybl

posted:9/15/2005

I just made it an hour ago. This is YUMMY! I will definetely make it again. It was so easy to make and didnt take alot of time which I liked. Very moist.

unc1997

posted:9/15/2005

This cake is delicious!! If you love a moist cake, then this one is for you!! I used a cake mix with pudding added in and also additional added the called for jello mix to ensure a moist cake! You can't go wrong with this cake for the fall season.

dancin77

posted:9/15/2005

The cake was finished just as the picture. Incredibly moist and tastes like eating caramel apples. It's a big hit!!!

kmhw1

posted:9/15/2005

I changed this recipe a little. Instead of vanilla pudding, I used butterscotch pudding and I also added chopped nuts. The flavor was wonderful. I took it to a picnic and everyone wanted the recipe. I also made it with a spice cake mix, vanilla pudding and the nuts. That was good, too. I felt that the cake was quite moist, and it was a little difficult to cut. I also used a variation of apples. I may try to make it with spice cake and pears.