# Caramel Apple Gooey Butter Cake

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 apples
- 1 unit lemon juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 handful fall spices
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup melted butter
- 2 units eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 unit egg
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup salted caramel sauce
- 1 cup powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. First, macerate the apples by adding lemon juice and sugar. Let them sit for an hour and drain off excess liquid.
2. Next, cook down the apples in butter, brown sugar, and fall spices until tender, then let them cool.
3. Whisk together sugar and melted butter in a bowl.
4. Add in two eggs and vanilla, whisking until fully combined.
5. Fold in the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt.
6. Fold in the cooled apples.
7. Pour the batter into a parchment-lined springform pan and spread evenly.
8. Make the caramel cream cheese mixture by adding cream cheese to a bowl and mixing with a hand mixer until smooth.
9. Add one egg and mix.
10. Add powdered sugar half at a time, mixing until smooth after each addition.
11. Mix in salted caramel sauce.
12. Pour the caramel cream cheese layer on top of the apple batter and spread evenly.
13. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and the top is crackly.
14. Let the cake chill for the cream cheese layer to set.
15. Top with powdered sugar before serving.

## Equipment

- hand juicer
- bowl
- whisk
- spatula
- pan
- hand mixer
- parchment paper
- springform pan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@buuckfarmsbakery/video/7141440853477805355
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/39632179-a919-4d77-9f45-6c75f896db0d
- Extracted: 2025-01-19

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