Apple Spice Snack Cake Recipe

I love apple spice cake. This recipe makes a great snack cake for parties. Especially for a Halloween party!

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: Halloween
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups chopped peeled apples
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/2 4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• Caramel Sauce
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup whipping cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 inch square baking pan. Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add apples; mix well.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl. Add to apple mixture; mix well. Fold in pecans.
3. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into squares.
4. While cake is baking, prepare caramel sauce. Combine sugar, brown sugar, butter and whipping cream in a saucepan over medium heat. Boil, stirring continually, for 2 minutes. Serve sauce over cake. Serves 9.