Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing
Make your next dessert memorable with Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Icing. Simple, delicious, and perfect for any celebration. Bake now!
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups spooned and leveled all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large room temperature eggs
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar light or dark
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup room temperature sour cream
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2-3 large honeycrisp apples grated (~1 1/2 cups, skin on)
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x9-inch light-colored nonstick pan with parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.
- In another bowl, combine the vegetable oil, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, sour cream, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined.
- Incorporate the grated apples gently.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack.
- To make the brown sugar icing, melt the butter, dark brown sugar, and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking until combined and gently boiling.
- Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
- Pour the icing over the warm cake, letting it melt into the cake slightly.
- Slice and enjoy while warm!