Swedish Apple Cake

This moist spice cake is studded with fresh chopped apples and walnuts and finished with a caramel topping for the perfect autumnal, cool-weather dessert.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 551 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1.5 cups brown sugar, packed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Make cake: Beat together sugar and shortening in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a second bowl; gradually stir into egg mixture until incorporated. Fold in apples and walnuts until evenly blended. Spoon batter into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Make topping: Place brown sugar, milk, and margarine in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir to dissolve brown sugar and cook until margarine melts.

Step 5

Remove cake from the oven and place it on a baking sheet to prevent spillovers. Pour topping over cake. Return cake and baking sheet to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature before serving.