Irish Apple Cake with Salted Caramel

A grown-up, fancier version of the classic apple crumble cake with two layers, luscious salted caramel icing, and caramelized apples.

By @donalskehan

Original recipe source

Cook time: 60 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 0 butter
• 0 sugar
• 0 eggs
• 0 flour
• 0 baking powder
• 0 salt
• 0 chopped apples
• 0 butter
• 0 brown sugar
• 0 cream
• 0 vanilla
• 0 salt
• 0 caramelized apples

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease and line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, then gradually add to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
6. Fold in chopped apples.
7. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans and smooth the tops.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. While the cakes are baking, prepare the salted caramel icing by melting butter in a saucepan, then stirring in brown sugar and cream. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt.
10. Once the cakes are cool, spread the salted caramel icing between the layers and over the top of the cake. Decorate with additional caramelized apples if desired.