Apple Cake and Butter Sauce
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Description
This recipe for a cake made with fresh apples makes great brunch dish served with a creamy butter sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 large apples
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
- 1. Peel, core, and grate the apples.
- 2. Cream together 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Stir in the grated apples and eggs. Sift together flour, salt, soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon; mix into the apple mixture. Pour batter into an ungreased 9 inch glass pie plate.
- 3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from oven.
- 4. Place 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup cream, and vanilla in the top pan of a double boiler. Heat and stir until sugar has dissolved and butter or margarine has melted. Serve over apple cake.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 - 8 inch cake
calories: 402.7 kcal
carbohydrates: 56.1 g
protein: 3.1 g
saturated fat: 11.9 g
cholesterol: 90.1 mg
sodium: 301.3 mg
fiber: 1.4 g
sugar: 44.6 g