Indulge in a Symphony of Flavors: Apple Cake and Butter Sauce
Embark on a culinary journey with our tantalizing Apple Cake and Butter Sauce, a delectable treat that dances on your palate. This classic dessert combines the rustic charm of apples with a rich, creamy sauce, resulting in a harmonious symphony of flavors. Savor the moist, tender crumb of the cake, perfectly complemented by the velvety smoothness of the butter sauce. Each bite is a celebration of homemade goodness, evoking memories of warm kitchens and family gatherings.
Our comprehensive guide features two distinct recipes:
1. Apple Cake: This recipe takes you step-by-step through the process of crafting a moist and flavorful apple cake from scratch. We'll guide you through selecting the perfect apples, preparing the batter, and achieving that golden-brown crust.
2. Butter Sauce: Learn the art of creating a smooth, luscious butter sauce that elevates the apple cake to new heights. We'll unveil the secrets of using the right butter, controlling the heat, and infusing the sauce with aromatic spices.
Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, our detailed instructions and helpful tips ensure success. Join us on this culinary adventure as we explore the irresistible combination of apple cake and butter sauce.
APPLE CAKE
Fresh Apple Cake made with grated apples and spices, topped with homemade caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This is a treasured family recipe!
Provided by Lauren Allen
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well blended. Add the eggs and mix well.
- Stir in the freshly grated apple. It may seems like the grated apple is completely taking over the dish - this is a good thing :).
- In a separate bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. Add to the wet ingredients and mix, just until incorporated.
- Bake in a greased 9x13 inch pan for 40-50 min, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. (Depending on how large your apples were, you may need to cook it a little longer than 50 minutes).
- Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm with caramel sauce and whipped cream or ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 370 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 18 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 286 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 34 g, ServingSize 1 serving
FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH HOMEMADE CARAMEL SAUCE
Provided by Martina McBride
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield one 13-by-9-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat the butter with a mixer at medium speed until fluffy; gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Add the apple, beating just until blended.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; add to the butter mixture, and mix just until blended. Stir in the walnuts, if desired.
- Pour into a lightly greased 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or just until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Serve with Homemade Caramel Sauce and, if desired, whipped cream or ice cream.
- Cook the sugar, half-and-half, butter, and salt in a small saucepan over medium-low for 5 to 7 minutes, whisking slowly, until thickened. Remove from the heat, and let cool slightly before serving.
- Keep refrigerated up to one week after you make it. Just be sure to warm it up before serving.
HOMEMADE APPLE CAKE
This delicious Homemade Apple Cake gives you made-from-scratch bragging rights, while you throw it together in three easy steps. Cinnamon, apples and walnuts are brought together for a warm, spiced fall treat served up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This will be a family fall favorite in even less time than it takes to make it.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour.
- In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes longer. Serve warm with ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Fat 5, Fiber 2 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 380 mg, Sugar 39 g, TransFat 1/2 g
APPLE PUDDING CAKE WITH CINNAMON-BUTTER SAUCE
Drape homemade caramel sauce over sweet pieces of cake featuring juicy bits of apple.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening.
- In large bowl, mix brown sugar and softened butter with spoon until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, the nutmeg and salt. Stir in apples. Spread batter in pan.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted and sauce is hot. Serve warm sauce over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 42 g, TransFat 1/2 g
WALNUT APPLE CAKE WITH BUTTER SAUCE
Loaded with tart apples and crunchy walnuts, this cake is fun to take to potlucks or family gatherings. The sweet buttery sauce tops off pieces just right.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12-16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in apples and walnuts. Spoon into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. In a saucepan, combine sugar, butter and cream; mix well. Cook over low heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Serve warm with the cake.
Nutrition Facts :
AUTUMN APPLE CAKE WITH BUTTER SAUCE
Make and share this Autumn Apple Cake With Butter Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Hazeleyes
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs and butter; beat well.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
- Add the chopped apples and nuts. Mix together well.
- Pour into a well greased 9x13-inch pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
- For the butter sauce: Melt the 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan on low heat. Add the sugars and evaporated milk. Heat slowly, do not let boil.
- Serve with apple cake. You may dollop each individual piece with whipped cream as well.
- Delicious!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.6, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 11.3, Cholesterol 74.7, Sodium 440.1, Carbohydrate 76.6, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 55.5, Protein 6.2
FRESH APPLE CAKE WITH SWEETENED BUTTER SAUCE
This recipe came from an old premier issue of "For the Love of Cross Stitch" magazine-I'd like to make it sometime.
Provided by Lindas Kitch
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake, 9-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9-inch-by 13-inch baking pan; set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the apples and 2 cups sugar.
- In another medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the flour, soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the apple-sugar mixture; stir well; set aside.
- Place the eggs into a small mixing bowl and beat well with an electric mixer or hand held egg beater. Add the oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; beat.
- Stir the egg mixture into the apple mixture, blending until thoroughly moistened.
- Stir in the pecans.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed. Serve with warm Sweet Butter Sauce.
- SWEET BUTTER SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS: In a small, heavy-duty saucepan, over low heat, melt the magarine. Add the sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream or evaporated milk; stir. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat and cook 3 minutes. Serve warm.
APPLE BUTTER SAUCE
Steps:
- Combine the applesauce, orange rind, cloves, brown sugar, all spice, nutmeg and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool and serve.
APPLE BUTTER SPICE CAKE
This cake is worth making apple butter for in itself but you could also use a thick applesauce. It's low in fat and delicious. If your apple butter contains some of the spices in this cake reduce the amount of spices accordingly.
Provided by Cookin-jo
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Combine flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Combine butter, apple butter, sugar and oil in large mixing bowl. Stir until smooth.
- Add in the raisins, buttermilk, egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Pour into a lightly sprayed or greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan and level the batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool on rack 25 minutes or until just warm.
- Combine glaze ingredients and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over warm cake or spread thinly and then let cake cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.2, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 12.8, Sodium 115.5, Carbohydrate 28.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 17.8, Protein 1.8
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start baking, make sure you have all of your ingredients and equipment ready to go. This will help you stay organized and avoid scrambling during the baking process.
- Use fresh, ripe apples: The quality of your apples will greatly affect the flavor of your cake. Choose firm, ripe apples that are free of blemishes. Some good varieties to use include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will make the cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This is the best way to ensure that the cake is cooked through.
- Let the cake cool completely before serving: This will help the cake to set and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
Apple cake with butter sauce is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its moist, flavorful cake and rich, creamy sauce, this cake is sure to be a hit. So next time you are looking for a special dessert to make, give this apple cake with butter sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!
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