Apple Bourbon Spice Mini Trifles with Caramel is the perfect upcoming Fall dessert combining Red Delicious apples, Makers Mark Bourbon, a simple box cake mix, orange zest, and sinfully delicious caramel sauce.
Believe it or not, this dessert happened by accident. Yep, I have a little cake monster running amuck in my home who decided to help themselves to a healthily sized slice of my bundt cake. You can’t very well show off a slightly demolished bundt cake to anyone and not feel a slight ping of embarrassment.
Well, after my annoyance died down, we decided to move forward with the idea of mini trifles for this recipe, and believe it or not, it worked out well, I think. The outcome was a cute little personal dessert ready to be served.
You can’t go wrong with this recipe. The ingredients are simple to find. Using a trusted cake mix by Duncan Hines made it more time-efficient. Do the Bourbon and apples add a fantastic fall flavor and Caramel? Need I even say more?
Apple Bourbon Spice Mini Trifles with Caramel
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One Box of White Classic Duncan Hines Spice Cake
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Zest of 1 orange
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One cup of Makers Mark Bourbon
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Two large eggs, room temperature
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1/4 cup of oil
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Cooking spray
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All-purpose flour for dusting pan
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One tablespoon of unsalted butter
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FiveRed Delicious Apples diced
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Zest of 1 lemon
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Juice of 1 lemon
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One tablespoon of brown sugar
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One dash of salt
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one and 1/2 cups caramel sauce
Apple Bourbon Spice Mini Trifles with Caramel
Ingredients
- 1 box White Classic Duncan Hines Spice Cake
- 1 orange zested
- 1 cup Markers Mark Bourbon
- 2 large eggs room temp
- ¼ cup oil
- all-purpose flour to dust pan
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 5 red apples diced
- 1 lemon zested
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 dash of salt
- caramel sauce to drizzle
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine 1 box of Classic Duncan Hines Spice Cake with 1 cup of Markers Mark Bourbon, the zest of 1 orange, 2 large eggs t room temperature, and 1/4 of a cup of oil in a large mixing bowl at low speed until moistened (about 30 seconds). Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Coat the baking dish of choice with cooking spray and dust lightly with all-purpose flour. Shake excess all-purpose flour off the baking dish.
- Pour batter into a prepared baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees; 13″ x 9″: 23-28 minutes Bundt: 33-36 minutes
- Meanwhile, peel, core, and dice 5 red delicious apples, place in a large glass dish, add the zest and juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, and a dash of salt, and gently toss till the apples are evenly coated with ingredients.
- Place 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a metal skillet on medium heat, melt butter completely before adding apple mixture, and sautéing for 4-5 minutes to soften apples. Remove from heat and reserve till ready.
- Once the cake has completed its cooking process and a toothpick has been inserted to make sure of doneness, let it completely cool before even attempting to remove it from the baking pan.
- Once the spice cake has completely cooled remove and place it on a large cutting board, dice the cake into bite-sized pieces.
- To assemble: Add a layer of caramel to the bottom of the dessert glass, a layer of apples, and a layer of cake. Repeat, and top with a bit more caramel.
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Apples and bourbon make such a wonderful combination. Great recipe.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Great post and I love how your created this delicious Apple Bourbon Spice Mini Trifles with Caramel. I do love making ‘sweet treats’, I’ll bookmark this to make for our fall family brunches. I know everyone will enjoy it.
Thanks, Joanne, bourbon comes in handy in this house at times lol. Let me know if you do make it, would love to hear about it.
Love
Heidy