Dorothy Mae Brown's Apple Spice Cake
(check out that caramel sauce...because it's soon going to leave)
(check out that caramel sauce...because it's soon going to leave)
Have granny smith apples and a new Bundt pan? Make an apple cake!
Here I am PEELING off the caramel!
Oh my goodness! What the heck went soooo wrong? Okay. I really take full responsibility for this, but I'd like to call out the Oct0-mom as a contributing problem! For some reason, I can't stop following the Octo-mom. While I was making the caramel sauce, I was totally into the Today Show's story about her 911 tapes (where her 5 year old is missing)...and must have completely ruined the caramel sauce. However, it's all bubbly with brown sugar, butter, evaporated milk and vanilla...and I didn't know it so I just poured it over the cake.
I took photos...and then cut into the cake. OMG. It was harder than the caramel that covers a caramel apple. This cake would be endorsed by the Conference of Periodontics and Implant Dentists...because it would totally pull out all your teeth. And that is sooo expensive; my parents got a bunch of implants last year and they could have gotten a new car instead...
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I'm sure the library staff thanks you for not promoting tooth decay - or tooth loss for that matter. I have a bunch of apples in my fridge, I think I know what to do with them!
Well it still looks amazing even after the "incident"! Caramel is one thing that I'm still trying to master in the kitchen. It's tricky!
I will give this a try. I love apples in baked goods. And even with your mishaps, it looks awesome.
Wow. The caramel sauce looks perfect. Too bad it didn't work out. Your final cake with the powdered sugar looks great too.
Good save! Now I want to make apple cake!!
Oh no! Sorry to hear about your caramel. However that cake with the caramel looks truly stunning and you did a great job of saving it with the icing sugar!
You crack me UP! The caramel looks amazing even though it would have endangered the lives of others. Glad you were able to salvage the cake though.
Hey, it's a fascinating news story to follow! No harm, no foul. You totally saved this yummy cake by peeling the caramel off, and you have a great story, to boot. Cake sounds great!
Oh yum. I think it still looks great without the caramel, 7 i think I'll stick to the sans caramel version to reduce sweetness & calories.
I bet the caramel was super tasty!
Yes, Octo-Mom is fascinating me, too. And I'm sorry your caramel was moonlighting for the American Dental Society because it looks so pretty! I love apple cake, though, so thanks for the lead on this one. Lucky librarians!
Even if the caramel was bone hard it looks so pretty in the cake.
the powdered sugar looks great!
I am loving this cake!! The powdered sugar tops it off nicely! SO pretty!
oh my gosh--that's crazy that that hardened up so much! nice save though-- it looks tasty! (and i love bundts.)
Too bad the caramel didn't work out--it looks fantastic! Great looking cake.
I would totally do something like that--peeling off the caramel, that is. I hate it when things go wrong with my baking. Especially when the baked good in question is destined for some event and I don't have time to make something else... =)
I have made this before and it is so worth it, caramel disaster and all.
It looks great with the caramel and the powdered sugar saved the one without. Did you save the caramel and nibble on it? I don't think I could have resisted keeping it.
The Octo-Mom is getting blamed for *everything*! LOL The cake looks beautiful... too bad about the caramel :(
I love apple cakes! Sans caramel, actually, because I must be the only person in the universe who doesn't have a good relationship with caramel!
Wow, that looks terrific. Definitely will need to try this out.
I LOVE this post, because it happens to all of us and your honesty and humor made me laugh out loud, coz I can relate! OctoMom...oy. I work in entertainment TV so I'm swimming in Octo everyday, ha. The cake and icing look amazing, but you're right...I want to keep my 2 front teeth:)!
the cake looks outstanding! i love that you shared your caramel drama. although it would've taken the cake above and beyond, i'm sure it wasn't necessary. :)
Okay.. I am bringing the tea!!! What time is tea time? Goodness, I love dense and fruit cakes SO MUCH! I have never seen a bunt look so attractive.
This cake looks awesome with caramel sauce and with powdered sugar. I think I would prefer it with no topping anyway.
Good god. You are the ban of my bundt cake weakness. This sounds sooo good. Can't wait to try it!
(I did the same thing with caramel sauce when I made caramel apple cupcakes...but I wasn't as sensible as you, and served them anyway!)
NO. NO NO NO. Step away from the Octo-mom.
Beautiful! I have a new bundt pan and lots of apples in the freezer from last year. Looks like a great recipe to try. :)
That apple cake looks so good!
Haha I'm glad you could fix it! It still looks great! :D I'm googling that Octo-mom story right now...
Well saved! Bravo! Pity about the caramel though, because it looked soooo photogenic!
You're too funny...I love everything with apple on it...Will make it for sure!!! thanks
Well, this is a late comment and you may have figured it out, but .. the caramel may have been so hard because it was cooked at too high of a temperature. The bubbling you describe is not a good sign. The ingredients only need to be heated enough to become combined. Martha's recipes are often good but I do wish they would test more and provide complete instructions.
So sad about the caramel but it sure did look beautiful :)
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