Since I had the dregs of a carton of Amoré Almonds + Dairy and a jar of homemade apple butter in the fridge to use, I was on the hunt for something to make with them. Lo and behold, in my baker's pantry sat the last of a bag of chewy caramels (probably from Christmas' Caramel Peanut Butter Fudge) and a handful of my all time favourite hard caramels too! What is more classic than caramel apples? I scouted around and found a spicy apple butter cake recipe that looked perfect as a base and got to work.
If you look at the original compared to this recipe, you'll know I took a lot of liberties with the ingredients, but the result was completely worth it! The chewy candy melted into a rich, buttery undernote that perfectly accented the spices, apples and light almond flavour, while the crunchy caramels became a textured topping far better than any crumb layer could be here. I took it to work and left it in the staff room (also known as the "binge area" - all the leftover snack and pizza day stuff winds up there) and by the time my lunch break rolled around there was only a single piece left!
If by chance you don't have a workplace with such hungry (and adventurous) staff, no worries - just pack yourself a square with lunch, serve alongside strong coffee on a lazy Sunday morning or dish up with some vanilla yoghurt as an informal, weeknight dessert!
Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Makes one 9" pan, 12 pieces
⅔ cup Amoré Almonds + Dairy beverage (or sweetened almond milk)
¼ cup canola oil
10 chewy caramel candies (i.e. Werther's), unwrapped
1 cup unsweetened apple butter
⅔ cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 tbsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup oat flour
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp allspice
¼ tsp cardamom
Pinch white pepper
2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
4 hard caramel candies (i.e. Werther's), crushed coarsely
- Heat the oven to 350F and grease a 9” square pan.
- Melt together the Amoré, oil and caramels in the microwave, stirring often.
- Stir mixture into the apple butter, followed by the brown sugar, egg and vanilla.
- Add the remaining ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Spread evenly in the prepared pan and sprinkle with crushed caramels.
- Bake 40-45 minutes.
- Cool completely in the pan.
Calories: 253.7
Total Fat: 7.0 g
Cholesterol: 16.4 mg
Sodium: 93.2 mg
Total Carbs: 49.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
Protein: 3.8 g
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