Apple Cake With Hot Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 2 large cooking apples
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• whipped cream
• fresh apple, slices (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 peel, core, and chop apples to equal 2 ½ cups. pieces should be the size of your thumbnail. (apples can be chopped in a food processor by pulsing them) set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar; beat until fluffy.
• 4 add the egg and beat until blended then mix in baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; add the flour. stir just until blended. stir in the apples and nuts. pour into an lightly greased 9-inch round cake pan.
• 5 bake for 30 minutes or until the top springs back when touched lightly in the center with your finger.
• 6 prepare caramel sauce:.
• 7 in a saucepan, melt the butter, brown sugar, & salt. bring to a boil; stirring with a whisk. remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and evaporated milk.
• 8 to serve, ladle 1-2 tablespoons of the hot carmel sauce onto serving plates. cut cake into 8 wedges.place a wedge of cake on top of carmel sauce. garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.(you can also add 2 thinly sliced apple wedges with the peeling left on for garnish). the cake should be served warm, or at least room temperature. this is a wonderful rich dessert.
• 9 the sauce can be made ahead of time and then reheated in the microwave. you can also spoon out a tablespoon or 2 on a saucer, and reheat that amount up for a single serving.