APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

This amazing saucy free Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce Recipe is so easy to make! Serve either hot or cold with a scoop of vanilla ice cream mmmm!

Ingredients


2 medium apples, peeled & cored
60g butter or margarine
125ml light brown sugar
125g butter or margarine
160ml castor sugar
5ml vanilla essence
2 extra-large eggs
375 ml self-raising flour
3ml bicarbonate of soda
250ml buttermilk
60ml fresh cream


Method


Cake:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Slice the apples into quarters and slice finely
• Add 60g butter to a heavy-based saucepan and fry the apples for a few minutes until softened. 
• Add the brown sugar and fry for a further 5 minutes until the mixture thickens slightly. Set apples and liquid aside.
• Beat the butter, castor sugar and vanilla essence well together. 
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
• Sift the dry ingredients and add, alternately with the buttermilk to the egg mixture.
• Spread two-thirds of the mixture into greased cake tin. 
• Top with apples, leaving a 2 cm border around the edge, cover with the remaining mixture. 
• Bake for about 50 minutes or until an skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to stand for a few minutes before turning out onto wire rack to cool.

Sauce: 

• Return reserved apple liquid to a large frying pan, add the cream and bring the boil. 
• Reduce heat and gently simmer for about 10 minutes until sauce thickens. Pour sauce over cake.

Makes 1 large cake