Serve this caramel apple cake with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream for an untraditional Thanksgiving dessert that will surely knock the socks off of everyone.

Hard to believe that there are only three months left in the year. I don’t think 2020 has been the year any of us had originally planned on, but life goes on and we’ve had to adapt to this real-life game of Jumanji. I literally tossed my 2020 calendar and replaced it with a 21-month version hoping I would feel a little less depressed about all of the canceled obligations and events I had written in ink and had to cross out. I skimmed through the previous months and had to go all the way back to early March when I didn’t have to cancel plans—and even that wasn’t a normal outing: standing side-stage at a concert feeling like the entire world was about to end while sipping on whiskey and gingers. Opening up that brand new calendar to a wide-open month of August felt like a clean slate, even if it was a bit like cheating. 🤣

Since this year has been so unpredictable, I thought perhaps an untraditional Thanksgiving recipe would be fitting for the occasion. Who knows if we’ll even be able to safely gather with family this year and this cake is something that can be boxed up and delivered to the doorstep of loved ones just to let them know that you’re thinking of them throughout these uncertain times.

If pumpkin pie or apple desserts isn’t your thing, how about trying gingerbread cake with lemon curd whipped cream, pumpkin crème brûlée, or salted caramel pie instead?