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Viewed: 40 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 medium tart cooking apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 cup chopped filberts, pecans, or walnuts
- 1/2 cup cold strong coffee
- Maple Caramel Frosting (recipe follows)
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 to 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- (makes about 2 cups)
Method
- Position the oven racks so that they are evenly spaced and one rack is in the center.
- Preheat the oven to convection bake at 325F.
- Butter a 9 x 13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg, and mix well.
- Add the butter and blend with a hand mixer until the ingredients resemble moist, coarse crumbs.
- Add the eggs, apples, nuts, and coffee, and mix at low speed for 1 minute.
- Increase the speed to high and continue mixing until the batter is well blended.
- Turn the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until the cake feels firm in the center when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool the cake on a wire rack.
- Prepare the frosting and frost the cake when it is cool.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan.
- Add the brown sugar and maple syrup and cook over low heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the milk and heat to a boil, stirring.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the powdered sugar and vanilla, mixing until smooth and creamy.
- If necessary, add a few more drops of milk to get a spreading consistency.
