Apple Cake with Maple Sauce

Apple Cake

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• 2

  Generously grease an 8" round cake pan. Dust with flour and set aside.

• 3

  In you are using a fresh apple to make the puree, peel, core and chop the apple and simmer with 2 Tablespoons of water until very soft. Fork mash the apple.

• 4

  Peel, core, and dice the remaining three apples.

• 5

  In a bowl, mix together the flour, apple spice, nutmeg, sugar and salt. Rube the butter through with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs.

• 6

  In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil and vanilla until very smooth. Add the pureed apple and mix well.

• 7

  Using a wooden spoon, combine the flour mixture with the egg mixture, then fold in the diced apple pieces.

• 8

  Pour the batter into the prepared pan, then bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden and firm on top. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool in the tin, then gently turn out.

Maple Sauce

• 1

  Mix together the syrup, cream, butter and salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, then cool slightly.

• 2

  Serve the syrup spooned around the cake, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

• 3

  Enjoy!