INGREDIENTS
3 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1 tbsp
baking powder
1 1/2 tsp
baking soda
2 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp
salt
1 1/2 cups
brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup
canola or vegetable oil
3/4 cup
unsweetened applesauce (not chunky)
3/4 cup
jarred caramel dessert sauce (I used Trader Joe’s Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce)
1 tbsp
vanilla extract
3
large eggs (at room temperature)
1 1/2 cups
buttermilk (at room temperature)
1
apple (peeled, cored, and finely diced)
3 cups
granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups
buttermilk
18 oz
butter (divided use)
1 tsp
baking soda
3/4 tsp
salt
3 cups
powdered sugar
1 tsp
vanilla extract
3
mini apples (mine were about 2 1/2 inches in diameter, smaller is okay)
7 oz
soft caramels
1 1/2 tsp
cream or water
Lollipop sticks (wooden skewers, or wooden popsicle sticks)