Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze
1 cup butter
2 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 apples, tart, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup cream
1. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.
3. Stir in vanilla, apples, and walnuts. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan or 9″ x 13″ pan.
4. Bake at 325 degrees F for 70 to 75 minutes or until tester comes out clean. If using a tube pan, cool on rack for 20 to 30 minutes, then remove cake from pan and cool completely on rack. If pan cake, cool slightly.
Caramel Glaze (Using brown sugar, butter and cream):
Quantity above is for a tube pan cake. If making in a 9″ x 13″ pan, double the quantity of brown sugar and butter. Evaporated milk can be substituted for the cream, but DO NOT substitute margarine for butter.
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 3 minutes without stirring, over medium high heat. Remove from heat. Let cool 3 to 4 minutes and spoon over cake. Spoon glaze over cake.