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Apple Spice Walnut Cake with Caramel Icing

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Cinnamon, apples, brown sugar, caramel, and walnuts are the perfect combination for a cozy cold-weather dessert! This apple spice bunt cake is very moist and dense, and makes the perfect after-dinner dessert or simple cake to eat with tea or coffee. Apples are super cheap this season which makes this the ideal cake to use up some in-season fruits you may have stored in the cupboard!

Apple Spice Walnut Cake with Caramel Icing

 
An apple bundt cake loaded with walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg with drizzled caramel
on top!
 
Ingredients:
 
For Cake
 
  1. 1.5 cups vegetable oil
  2. 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  3. ½ cup brown sugar
  4. 3 large eggs
  5. 3 cups of flour
  6. 2 tsp cinnamon
  7. 1 tsp baking soda
  8. 1 tsp nutmeg
  9. Pinch of salt
  10. 3.5 cups of apples, peeled and diced into small squares
  11. 1 cup of chopped walnuts, toasted
  12. 2 tsp vanilla extract
For Icing
 
  1. ½ cup brown sugar
  2. 1/3 cup half-and-half cream
  3. ¼ cup butter, cut into chunks
  4. Pinch of salt
  5. 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 325 F and grease and flour a bundt pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, combine oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract and combine it with the dry mixture.
  3. Fold in chopped apples and walnuts. Pour into prepared pan and back for 1.5 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  4. Remove from oven and cool in pan before transferring to a wire rack.
To Make Cake
 
  1. Preheat oven to 325 F and grease and flour a bundt pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, combine oil, sugars, eggs, and vanilla extract and combine it with the dry mixture.
  3. Fold in chopped apples and walnuts. Pour into prepared pan and back for 1.5 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  4. Remove from oven and cool in pan before transferring to a wire rack.
To Make Caramel Icing
 
  1. Place brown sugar, cream, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly until dissolved.
  2. Pour into a small bowl and allow it to cool to room temperature. Add in the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Drizzle over cooled bundt cake and enjoy!

Granny’s Mini Pecan Pie Tarts

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Calling all nut lovers – satisfy your sweet tooth this season with you very own homemade pecan pie tarts! You shouldn’t have to settle for only a slice of pecan pie when you can have your very own mini-pecan tarts overloaded with healthy nuts and a gooey mixture of brown sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. These pecan pie tarts are hands down my favorite dessert and make the perfect treat to toss in a zip-lock bag and take with you on the go. You can even make this recipe in advance and display the tarts on tiered cupcake holders for an elegant presentation and a warm welcome to the upcoming season. If you are looking for a Thanksgiving dessert or a mini gift for x-mas, I would definitely have these tarts at the top of my list. 

Granny’s Mini Pecan Pie Tarts

Yields 12
These mini pecan tarts are easy to make desserts and make great snacks to take to school or to the office!
 
 
Ingredients:
 
For Pie Tarts
 
  1. 2 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  2. 2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
  3. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  4. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  5. 1 cup chopped pecans
For Filling
 
  1. 3 large eggs, beaten
  2. 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  3. 3/4 cup light corn syrup
  4. 2 tbsp butter, melted
  5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

To Make Pie Tarts
 
  1. In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and 2/3 cup butter at medium speed. Beat in flour and salt until combined and divide the dough in half. Flatten each half into a circle about 1 inch thick, wrap in plastic wrap and let it chill for 1 hour.
  2. Shape dough into 2-inch balls and flatten them. Place each into in 3-inch muffin cups, forming each into a shell and letting it form a lip above the cups. You can use a fork to press into the edges to make little decorative lines. Sprinkle pecans evenly in pastry cups.
To Make Filling
 
  1. Whisk together eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract and salt until blended.
  2. Pour mixture evenly over pecans until pastries are full. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until set.