Apple Cake and Butter Sauce

This recipe for a cake made with fresh apples makes great brunch dish served with a creamy butter sauce.

• Calories: 403 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 large apples

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Peel, core, and grate the apples.

Step 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.

Step 3

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from oven.

Step 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.