Chunky Apple Spice Cake with Vanilla Butter Sauce Just like Grandma used
to make, our apple cake gets great spice flavor from pumpkin pie spice.
The Vanilla Butter Sauce poured over the cake is scrumptious.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Makes 10 servings.
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon McCormickÂ(R) Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon McCormickÂ(R) Ground Allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormickÂ(R) Pure Vanilla Extract
2 cups chopped peeled apples (about 2 medium)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Vanilla Butter Sauce (recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice
and salt in small bowl; set aside.
2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer on medium speed 5
minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla on low
speed just until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture, beating
well after each addition. Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts.
Spread evenly in greased 9-inch round cake pan.
3. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate.
Serve warm with Vanilla Butter Sauce.
Vanilla Butter Sauce: Bring 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup
(1 stick) butter and 1/2 cup heavy cream to boil in 2-quart saucepan on
medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes or until slightly
thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in 2
tablespoons McCormick(R) Pure Vanilla Extract. Serve warm.
Test Kitchen Tips:
- For best results, use Gala, Granny Smith or Braeburn apples.
- The cake and sauce can be prepared and refrigerated separately the day
before. Warm the cake in the oven, and the sauce on top of the
stove before serving.
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