caramel apple coffee cake
categories:  Cake | Desserts   

Prepared: 2009-04-12

ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cups vegetable oil
• 3/4 cups apple sauce
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups chopped, peeled apples
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  
  swirl:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
  
  TOPPING:
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• Pinch salt
  

Preparation:

• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar.
• Blend in oil and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to egg mixture.
• Stir in apples and pecans.
• for the swirl... mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
• Pour half of the batter into a greased 10-in. tube pan
• add the swril mixture
• add the rest off the batter.
• bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Remove cake to a serving platter.
• For topping, combine all ingredients in a saucepan; boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Slowly pour over warm cake (some topping will run down onto the serving plate.)