Cider Cake With Dark Caramel Nut Frosting

"this is a nice plump cake with a delicate texture and decided cider flavor.. the frosting is a bit like chewy homemade caramels with nuts"
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350*.
  • in a large mixer bowl, cream the butter and sugar for 3 minutes.
  • in a small bowl, beat the egg yolks throughly, and add to the butter mixture.
  • sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, and cinnamon.
  • add this to the butter mixture alternately with the cider, beginning and ending with the flour.
  • in a large mixer bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter with a rubber spatula.
  • pour the batter into a greased 9x13" pan and bake for 30 minutes or until cake just shrinks away from the sides of the pan and the top springs back when touched with your finger.
  • while the cake is baking, prepare the frosting, in a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cream and butter.
  • bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes.
  • whisking all the time.
  • lover the heat if necessary -- stir in the nuts and vanilla and keep warm.
  • as soon as the cake is removed from the oven -- pour the warm caramel over the top --
  • let the cake cool in the pan before cutting into squares and serving.

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