Caramel Apple Cake

3 medium apples, peeled, cored and diced

3 cups all-purpose flour

3 eggs

2 cups sugar (I know!!)

1 1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

  

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease a tube pan.  In a large bowl combine sugar and oil.  Add eggs, orange juice and vanilla.  In separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.  Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Fold in apples and then pour into tube pan.  Bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick comes out clean.  Pour buttermilk caramel over hot cake.

 

 Buttermilk Caramel

1 stick butter

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

 

Melt butter in a medium saucepan and then stir in sugar, buttermilk and baking soda.  Bring to a boil while stirring constantly.  Boil for 1 minute and then pour hot caramel over the cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.  Let sit for an hour and then remove from pan and cool completely.