Pecan and apple monkey bread

Ingredients

• 3 medium Granny Smith apples
• 1/4 cup caster sugar, plus 2 Tbsp, extra
• 1 tbsp brown sugar, plus ¾ cup firmly packed, extra
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus ½ tsp, extra
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tbsp water
• 1/2 cup pecans, roasted, coarsely chopped
• 3 cups self-raising flour
• 40 g cold butter, chopped, plus 90g, melted, extra
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 tsp icing sugar, to serve
• Caramel sauce
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 100 g butter, chopped
• 300 ml cream