Amish Apple Cake With Hot Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped finely
• 2 1/2 cups cooking apples, chopped medium coarse (such as granny smith or northern sprys)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream the butter.
• 3 add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
• 4 add egg and beat until blended, then mix in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• 5 add the flour and stir just until blended.
• 6 stir in the apples and nuts.
• 7 pour into an oiled 9 inch round cake pan (i use a glass pie plate) and bake for 30 minutes or until the top springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• 8 prepare sauce.
• 9 in a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, and salt.
• 10 bring to a boil, stirring with a whisk, then remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and the cream.
• 11 (the sauce can be made ahead of time and reheated over hot water.) serve the cake warm with the hot caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream.
• 12 the cake gets better as it ages, keeps for a week in the refrigerator, and also freezes well.
• 13 it can be reheated in the microwave.