Apple Buckle | Command Cooking

Ingredients

• ***For the buckle:***
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• ***For the topping:***
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
• 6 cups Gala or other sweet apples, thinly sliced
• 18 caramels, unwrapped
• 1 tablespoon buttermilk
• ***Optional, for topping:***
• ground cinnamon, to taste
• pecans, to taste, finely chopped
• vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, to taste