Saturday, August 29, 2015

Fresh Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 1/2 C Flour (or All-Purpose Gluten Free flour or Pamela's Bread Mix)
1 C Sugar
1/2 t Baking soda
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Cinnamon
2 Eggs
1/2 C Oil or Melted Butter
1 t Vanilla
1 1/2 C Finely Chopped Granny Smith Apples, peeled
1/2 C Chopped Pecans (or Walnuts)

Glaze:

1/2 C Packed Brown Sugar
3 T Butter
1/2 t Vanilla
1 T Heavy Cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Grease an 8-inch round or square pan. 

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. 

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until light colored and foamy. Beat in oil (or butter) and vanilla. 

With a spoon, stir in flour mixture. Stir in apples and pecans (or walnuts). 

Spoon into baking dish. 

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until done in center. 

When cake is finished remove from oven and set pan on wire cooling rack. 

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir brown sugar, butter, vanilla and cream for 3-5 minutes. 

Pour glaze over hot cake. 

Cool completely before serving with butter pecan ice cream!


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