Apple season is upon us and Amish cooks are spinning these ruby red, golden, and yellow orbs into ciders, sauces, and cakes. Â We'll be doing a lot of apple recipes over the weeks ahead. Â This is an apple cake recipe that comes to me from apple country in Update New York. And, wow, it sounds good!
Amish Apple Pudding Cake With Cinnamon Glaze
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chopped peeled or unpeeled cooking apples (2 medium)
- Sauce
- ⅓ cup butter or margarine
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup half-and-half
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening.
- In large bowl, mix brown sugar and softened butter with spoon until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and salt.
- Stir in apples.
- Spread batter in pan.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted and sauce is hot.
- Serve warm sauce over warm cake
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