Individual fall-inspired cakes that you will be so proud to serve your family and friends at your next party. These adorable caramel apple mini cakes are made in mini bundt pans and they're filled with so much flavor (cinnamon, apples, caramel, oh my!).
It's Friday!! It's Friday!! Another week in the books, folks. We all deserve a giant round of applause because I have no doubt you killed it. I had a lighter week than I've had in a while at both work and outside of work obligations and it felt great to have some time back in my life.
We just kicked off this huge campaign at work and I can finally announce it's live!! If you're new around here, I'm a social media strategist at a marketing agency in Columbus, Ohio. And one of my largest accounts is Nestle Toll House. Perfect fit for me, right?! I'm so very grateful.
Our team, along with the brand and others, are collaborating with a group of 6 passionate bakers in the Chicago area to bake some good. We truly believe that the power of baking can do so much good in this world and I couldn't agree more. Hence my about page talking about it. If you want to learn more about it check out the website and social channels.
It's not secret around my office I'm the baker in our office. Mostly because they're my taste testers a lot of the time! I had a couple of colleagues ask me if I would cater their Halloween parties next week. Naturally, I said yes! More reasons to bake is fine by me. I'm making one of them my Halloween Bark and these Snickerdoodles with googly eyes. And the other I'm making my Buckeye Bites and Paleo Pumpkin Bars. It's gonna be some work but lots of fun!
My manager even asked if I would make these Caramel Apple Mini Cakes for her family for Thanksgiving. I set one on her desk and headed upstairs for a couple of meetings and had an email from her that said, "These are so good I feel like I need to pay you!" That's a green light and thumbs up in my book.
These cakes are very similar to a pineapple upside down cake because the caramel and apple are gooey and oozy and you dump it all at the bottom of the pan and pour the cake batter on top. While the cakes are in the oven the apples and sugar get super caramel and gooey and the cakes bake to a golden brown perfection.
When you pull them out be prepared! They're a little messy, but so worth it. I put a large piece of parchment paper under my cooling rack so any dripping caramel wouldn't get all over my counter. The best way to do this is place your cooling rack upside down on top of the pan and quickly flip it over onto the prepared parchment paper.
The cakes will be perfect with piles of caramel apple on top and oozing with delicousness. The cakes are moist as is, but all of the gooey caramel seeps in and makes them that much better! Heaven I tell you. I wish I could express even more through words just how amazing these are.
They're so perfect for fall parties or a Thanksgiving dessert because you can make ahead of time. Warm them up and serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Warm apple desserts a la mode are my favorite!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 1 ½ cup dices apples about 2 apples
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 8- ounce carton sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a mini bundt pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat combine brown sugar, butter and honey. Heat about 4 minutes until melted and smooth. Stir in chopped pecans and apples and stir for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat eggs and granulated sugar on medium to high speed for approximately 3 minutes, or until it's thick and a light yellow color. Add the oil, sour cream and vanilla and beat on medium until combined. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating on low speed until smooth and just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the pecan and apple mixture in the bottom of each bundt cup. Spoon a heaping ⅓ cup of the batter into each cup on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cakes in pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Using a sharp knife loosen the cakes from the sides of the pan. Place wire rack on top and invert, flipping the cakes upside down. Spoon any remaining pecan and apple mixture on top of cakes. Serve warm with ice cream or let cool.
Karly says
Okay, adorable. And totally delicious. And who doesn't like having a dessert to themselves!? These have to happen in my house ASAP!
Molly says
Individual desserts are my favorite!! And caramel apple is the best:) Let me know if you make them!
sibel says
These mini cakes look perfect for Autumn! Seriously…they look amazing. Yumm!
Molly says
Thank you so much! They're one of my fave recipes this fall:)
Gertrude says
Molly
What is salt 3 eggs in this recipie ???
Hope Baker says
C'est juste la façon dont le texte est placé. Il y a bien 3 oeufs dans la recette. Je l'ai faite à plusieurs reprises et c'est délicieux. Manquant de miel une fois, j'ai même utilisé du sirop d'érable et ça a donné le même résultat. À faire et refaire.
Molly Thompson says
Thanks for catching that! The 3 eggs should be on a separate line. It's 1/2 tsp salt AND 3 eggs. I just updated the recipe!
Megan Wise says
These adorable, mini cakes turned out perfectly!! The presentation is great and the taste it delicious, too!
Molly Thompson says
Love to hear that, Megan!
Robyn says
Made mine today using 20 mini bundt cakes pan. The batter as is filled the pan perfectly. Delicious
Molly Thompson says
Love that!! Thank you for sharing!
Mel says
My mini bundt pan makes 6 cakes. Is that what you used? I see your serving size says 12, but doesn't mention using 2 pans.
Kathy says
I had the same question. Sorry I don't have the answer for you. Hopefully, someone will help us out!
Melanie Z says
It does make 12. If you have a pan the does 6, you then have to let it cool and add regrease before adding the rest of the batter.
Teresa Reynolds says
It's very good! I got 20 mini-Bundt cakes from this recipe. Thank you.
Molly Thompson says
You're welcome, Teresa!
Lynn says
What size bundt pan did you use? The term “mini” is used interchangeably for cupcake size or bite size.
Thanks
Molly Thompson says
Hey Lynn! Cupcake size!
Robyn says
Hi hoping you get this soon! Did you grease AND flour your pan? I always use the bakers joy spray with flour but I don’t want to affect the cakes when cooking. So yo flour or not to flour?
Thank you
Melanie Z says
Can you make these in advance and freeze them?