Apple Caramel Spice Cake - New York Apple Association

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
• 1 cup(s) dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoon(s) maple syrup
• 1 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoon(s) baking powder
• 1/4 tablespoon(s) salt
• 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
• 2 small apples (any variety) cut up and cubed to bite-sized pieces
• 8 ounce(s) soft caramels cut up into bite-sized pieces
• Butter and flour 8x8-inch pan. Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit.
• In one bowl, beat butter one minute (until smooth and creamy); add in brown sugar and mix until combined; add egg (one at a time) and mix well; add in maple syrup.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; wisk until well distributed.
• Add flour mixture to wet mixture; mix to combine thoroughly; add in apples and caramels; bake in the center of oven for 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.