Chunky Apple Spice Cake with Vanilla Butter Sauce

Name: Chunky Apple Spice Cake with Vanilla Butter Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1 tbsp McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice; 1 tsp McCormick® Allspice, Ground; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 2 cups chopped peeled apples (about 2 medium); 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 tbsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Just like Grandma used to make, our apple cake gets great spice flavor from pumpkin or apple pie spice. The Vanilla Butter Sauce poured over the cake is scrumptious.

20m

PREP TIME

40m

COOK TIME

427

CALORIES

15

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 10

Ingredients

Chunky Apple Spice Cake
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitutions available
- McCormick® Apple Pie Spice
1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
2 cups chopped peeled apples, (about 2 medium)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Vanilla Butter Sauce
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Cake, mix flour, pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice, allspice and salt in small bowl. Set aside.
2 Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla on low speed just until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts. Spread evenly in greased 9-inch round cake pan.
3 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate. Serve warm with Vanilla Butter Sauce.
4 For the Vanilla Butter Sauce, bring sugar, butter and cream to boil in 2-quart saucepan on medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm over cake.

TIPS AND TRICKS

For best results, use Gala, Granny Smith or Braeburn apples. The cake and sauce can be prepared and refrigerated separately the day before. Warm the cake in the oven, and the sauce on top of the stove before serving.