One of the best things about fall is the fall desserts. And this Apple Pie Maple Pecan Cake has all of your favorite fall desserts.
It starts out with a vanilla cake, where the center is filled with an apple pie filling and frosted with a delicious Salted Caramel Frosting. It also has a really unique ingredient that takes the flavor of this cake to a new level. This unique flavor is maple syrup.
Once you try this new fall dessert it will become one of your favorites.
Ingredients
Basic Vanilla Cake recipe
1 teaspoon (5ml) maple syrup extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Salted Caramel Frosting recipe; link above
For Filling:
4 large apples, peeled and diced
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
For Chocolate Ganache:
1 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream, steaming hot
additional chopped nuts, for garnish
