Description
A fresh apple cake with nuts and raisins that, after baking, but still hot, has a cooked caramel-like topping poured over it. If using a glass baking dish, reduce oven temperature by 25 degrees.
Ingredients
- 2 cups apple – peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
- ¾ cup raisins
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan. In a large bowl
- mix apples and sugar together. Let stand until sugar is thoroughly dissolved
- about 8 minutes.
- Stir egg and vanilla into apple mixture. Sift together flour
- baking soda and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture. Fold in nuts and raisins. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes
- or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Pour topping over cake while cake is still hot.
- For the Topping: In a saucepan
- combine 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Stir in the water. Cook over medium heat
- stirring
- until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in butter
- vanilla
- chopped walnuts and raisins. Stir until butter melts
- then pour over cake.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8