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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 1 (8-inch) snack cake


Apple snack cake spiked with cinnamon and glazed with sticky caramel and nuts.
Ingredients

• butter, for greasing the pan 
• 1 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1/2 cup sugar 
• 1/2 cup canola oil 
• 1 egg 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 + 1/3 cups peeled, tart apples, chopped 
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts/pecans or butter toffee pecans, divided 
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut flakes 
• Glaze: 
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 
• 3 tablespoons butter 
• 1 tablespoon milk 
• vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream, for serving, optional 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch fluted tube or regular cake pan.
2. In a small bowl whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate, large mixing bowl beat the sugar, oil, egg and vanilla together until well blended.
4. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until blended. Stir in the apple, 1/3 cup of the nuts and the coconut.
5. Spread into the prepared pan and bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack then turn out and cool completely (or serve warm).
6. In a small saucepan combine the glaze ingredients over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat.
7. Drizzle the caramel over the cake and sprinkle with the remaining 1/3 cup nuts. Serve with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.