Salted Caramel Apple Snickers Cake

Name: Salted Caramel Apple Snickers Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; 3 eggs (at room temperature); 3/4 cup canola oil; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened apple sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 cup + 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee (hot (or warm apple cider)); 2 cups heavy cream; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup honey (or corn syrup); 1 cup apple cider; 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter; 1 tablespoon bourbon; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + flakey salt for sprinkling; 3 your favorite SMALL apples * (I used granny smith and honeycrisp); 6 twigs or wooden sticks; 1 cup unsalted butter (softened); 4 ounces cream cheese (softened); 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (not the oily kind); 1/3 cup salted caramel (ingredients above); 1/2 cup salted peanuts (chopped + more for garnish); 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped)

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:45min

It has a little spook factor to it, the caramel apples and the whole Snickers thing makes it a dead ringer for Halloween, when everything is all about candy. Although, I didn't actually use any Snickers in this cake, it's just Snickers flavored.... but it's better than a Snickers.

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:31:51 GMT