Chunky Apple Spice Cake With Vanilla Butter Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups peeled and chopped apples (granny smith or gala)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f degrees.
• 2 beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixer bowl.
• 3 beat in eggs and vanilla just until blended.
• 4 set aside.
• 5 mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, allspice and salt.
• 6 gradually add to sugar mixture; beating until well blended.
• 7 stir in apples, nuts, and raisins, if desired.
• 8 pour into one greased 9-inch baking pan; bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 10 serve warm with vanilla butter sauce.
• 11 vanilla butter sauce:.
• 12 combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar.
• 13 bring to boil over medium heat.
• 14 reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• 15 remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 16 serve warm.
• 17 do-ahead suggestion: the cake and sauce can be prepared and refrigerated separately the day before.
• 18 warm the cake, in the oven, and the sauce, on top of the stove, before serving.