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Granny’s Apple-Date Cake with Warm Caramel-Bacon Topping Recipe

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Prep Time:
20 min

Cook Time:
1 Hr

Servings:
15 Servings

Difficulty:
N/A

Prep Time:
20 min

Cook Time:
1 Hr

Servings:
15 Servings

Difficulty:
N/A

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/2 C. sugar
  • 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1 Tbsp. apple pie spice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Granny Smith apples
  • 1 C. chopped dates
  • Juice and grated zest of 1 large lemon
  • 3 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1 C. caramel sauce
  • 1/2 C. chopped pecans
  • 1/4 C. crisp-cooked bacon

DIRECTIONS

  1. HEAT oven to 325°F. Spray a 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
  2. STIR together sugar, baking soda, apple pie spice and salt in a large bowl. Add shortening, eggs and vanilla, beating until smooth.
  3. STIR in apples, dates, lemon juice and zest, blending just until well coated; add flour until evenly combined. Spread batter in prepared baking dish.
  4. BAKE in center of oven 55 to 65 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in baking pan on a cooling rack.
  5. SPOON caramel topping into small saucepan over low heat; stir until warm. Add pecans and bacon, continuing to stir just until heated through.
  6. CUT cake into 15 squares; drizzle each serving with topping.

Nutrition

Serving size
(1 slice, 1/15 of cake)

  • Calories 510
  • Calories from Fat160g
  • Total Fat 18g
  • Saturated Fat 4g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
  • Monounsaturated Fat 0g
  • Cholesterol 45mg
  • Sodium 400mg
  • Potassium 0mg
  • Total Carbohydrates 84g
  • Dietary Fiber 3g
  • Sugars 61g
  • Protein 6g
  • Vitamin A 0%
  • Vitamin C 0%
  • Vitamin D 0%
  • Calcium 0%
  • Thiamin 0%
  • Niacin 0%
  • Zinc 0%
  • Riboflavin 0%
  • Iron 0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet