Apple Spice Layer Cake & Carmel Sauce Recipe | Say Mmm

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tbsp salted butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses (original called for regular molasses but i’m not such a fan)
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 cup sour cream (I used low fat)
• 3 granny smith apples, peeled and shredded
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 2 batches of caramel
• 3 sticks butter, at room temperature
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup mascarpone
• 2 cups pecan pieces, toasted