This is one of those posts I’ve had in reserve for a while. I must say this ranks right at the top in my search for scratch cake recipes. When I spotted the title, “DIY – Homemade Yellow Cake Batter Mix”, my first thought was that all scratch cakes are from a homemade mix right? As I read further I found out that this was pretty much the dry ingredients and it could be stored for use at a later date. I was liking this recipe more and more and thank you Michelle from BrownEyedBaker for sharing it.
Just looking at this picture again makes me drool! This one was made the same day as the Apple Crisp recipe that I shared a couple of days ago. It was also at the time I was feeling my cheerios and thought I could do everything but break dance on my injured foot. The actual directions for using the mix are at Mel’s Kitchen Café . I ended up with approximately 6 cups of mix rather than the equivalent of a boxed mix which is closer to 3 ½ – 4 cups. I only used half of the mix and then reduced the wet ingredients called for by half as well. There’s a comment with an answer to it on Mel’s blog that gives a good explanation about the yield.
I made in it a 9” springform pan rather than making a layer cake out of it. After pouring the batter into the prepared pan I topped it with the sliced apples. It baked in a 350° preheated oven for 45 minutes. After the cake cooled for 10 minutes I loosened and removed the sides of the pan and then let it cool to room temperature. Then came the over the top really good stuff.
I garnished it with walnuts and then gave this moist and yummy beauty a generous drizzle of caramel sauce. Yummy to infinity and beyond!!!!
Homemade Yellow Cake Batter Mix – Mel’s Kitchen Café
Apple Topping
3 medium Fuji Apples peeled and sliced
2 ½ TBS apple cider
2 TBS sugar
1 ½ tsp fresh lemon juice
1 ½ tsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ cup walnut pieces
Caramel Topping
Combine first six ingredients in a medium bowl and stir until apples are thoroughly combined. Spoon apple mixture ontop of cake batter and bake in 350 degree oven. After cake has cooled to room temperature top with walnut pieces and drizzle with enough caramel sauce to satisfy your sweet tooth. 
Did you say caramel? Did you mention apples???? Oooh, boy, this is my kind of cake…wonder if I can get hubby to make it for my b-day…that would be the day…LOL. I’ll just make it for myself
That’s right sometimes you have to take the bull, or cake pan by the horns and get it done yourself! You are too funny!
Gorgeous cake, Sandra! It looks very moist from the side shot too. The dripping caramel sauce make my mouth water and I’m so ready to eat this!
That dripping caramel really sent me over the edge. Hope all is well in your corner of the world.
That caramel sauce is hitting me hard my friend this looks delicious
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I was about to say, Hey you’re supposed to be resting when I saw you had a new recipe to share. I see now that it’s a recipe from before… very clever to reserve some.
It’s a beautiful cake. Apples and caramel are a perfect combination. 
Hope your feeling better. ~ Ramona 
I love the combination of caramel and apples…delicious! Hope you are managing to rest Sandra!
I’ve been resting well Alison. Forgive the delay in answering and thanks for visiting.
I’d like a piece of your cake for breakfast – please…. Looks so flavorful!
The more I think about it the more I want to make another one. By the way, it was perfect as a breakfast treat!!
Apples? Check. Cinnamon? Check. Caramel? Check. This is truly a winner of a recipe.
This surely was one that you can’t go wrong with. I don’t know many people that don’t like the combination of caramel and apples.
Sandra,
WILL you STOP making me drool, please?
This looks perfectly and beautifully like autumn. MMMMMmmmmm I smell it all the way in MN.
Nope, not gonna happen!!! It really does evoke that fall feeling.
Wow! That looks amazing!
Oh it was!!!
Glad you shared this Sandra. I love how simple and elegant it looks. Yum!
Thank you Nancy. I’m looking forward to making something else with the homemade batter. It was easy to work with.
I’m right there with you on the sweettooth thing. My mother had one and she passed it to me. After looking at a few of your recipes, I realize that this is a very dangerous place for me to be. But I just can’t help myself, especially after having seen this apple cake. WOW! I could make two meals out of this!
Hey MJ, thanks for visiting. My children have my sweet tooth also and they don’t mind taste testing. Hope you stop by again.