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Apple Cake Bars
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Apple Cake Bars

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 9 - 12 bars
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • 8x8-inch Baking Pan
  • Small skillet
  • Medium Saucepan
  • Wire Cooling Racks

Ingredients

Apples:

  • 1 medium Honeycrisp apple peeled & finely diced
  • 1 tsp butter
  • ½ tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp flour

Cake:

  • 6 tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1½ cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1-2 tbsp pecans roughly chopped

Glaze:

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • a few teaspoons of apple juice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8x8 glass baking dish with coconut oil cooking spray.
  • Prepare the apples by melting 1 teaspoon of butter over medium heat in a small skillet. Add the apple and cook for one minute, tossing to coat evenly with the butter. Sprinkle with ½ tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, and 1 teaspoon flour then cook for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally; set aside to cool.
  • Make the brown butter in a medium saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Cook until the butter turns golden brown and starts smelling like nuts. Whisk in 3/4 cup brown sugar and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, until well combined.
  • Once the butter/sugar mixture has cooled to room temperature, whisk in the oil, vanilla extract, and eggs, one at a time. Slowly add the flour mixture to the egg mixture until just combined. Fold in the finely diced apples.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish then sprinkle the top with chopped pecans.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before slicing and placing the pieces on a wire cooling rack.
  • Make the glaze by sifting the powdered sugar into a small bowl. Gradually stir in the apple juice, one teaspoon at a time, until it reaches the consistency of a thick glaze. It should be pourable, but not liquid.
  • Drizzle over the cooled cake bars at an angle. Serve and enjoy.