Apple Cake With Hot Butterscotch Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
| Dates | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| 1/2 cup Calvados or apple cider 125 mL | ||
| Unsalted butter | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Packed brown sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 eggs 2 | ||
| Apples | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), peeled | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cinnamon | 4 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Nutmeg | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Ground cloves | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Hot Butterscotch Sauce (recipe follows) | ||
Directions
In saucepan, combine dates and Calvados; cover and heat until bubbly; simmer for 1 minute.
Let cool.
In large bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time; stir in apples and date mixture.
Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gently stir into batter just until mixed.
Spread in greased 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan; bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center.
Let cool slightly on rack.
Serve warm with Hot Butterscotch Sauce.
Let cool.
In large bowl, cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time; stir in apples and date mixture.
Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves; gently stir into batter just until mixed.
Spread in greased 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan; bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center.
Let cool slightly on rack.
Serve warm with Hot Butterscotch Sauce.
Chef
