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Apple Cake with Hot Lemon Sauce

Delectable apple-studded cake with hot lemon sauce on top.

I hope the photograph does this Apple Cake with Hot Lemon Sauce justice because it's truly a gem. My friend Audrey submitted this fresh apple cake recipe which was handed down from her Mom.

I used three Granny Smith apples to make the cake and it was just laden with delicious chunks of apple from top to bottom. It tasted very much like I had used brown sugar to sweeten it, but there was only the one cup of white. Delicious.

Even by itself, the apple cake would be a treat, but just add the hot lemon sauce and off it goes...out of this world. I can tell you this--I didn't need to find room in the refrigerator for the cake or the topping. This was absolutely gone in one day.

Please give this Apple Cake with Hot Lemon Sauce a try...it's almost guaranteed to be a "keeper." The lemon sauce is mild and definitely does not take away the flavors in the cake. Enjoy.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

1 egg

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 or 3 apples, pared and chopped

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly spray either an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan.
Cream shortening, sugar and egg together in a bowl and set aside.
Whisk all dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture in small amounts at a time. Mix well.
Gently add chopped apple to the batter and transfer to the prepared pan.

Our directions say to bake it for 25 to 30 minutes. However, there's a possibility that my oven wasn't calibrated correctly, but I had to leave mine in at least 10 or so minutes longer. The top of the cake will all be a medium brown color, and please be sure that a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.Taking those precautions, your cake should be wonderful.

While your cake is baking, make up your lemon sauce.

Ingredients

2/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/4 cups boiling water

3 tablespoons and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Method

Mix all ingredients for the sauce together in a small sauce pan on top of the stove.
Stirring constantly, cook until bubbling and thick.
Serve warm over apple cake.

If you really love this recipe, by all means try a bunch of others like our Bistro Apple Pizza. It's one of my very favorites.

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