ANOTHER RECIPE FROM "SANDY'S RECIPE ROOM"
http://www.wwnet.net/~joejean/reciperoom.

Apple Coffee Cake in Warm Buttery Sauce
(From Apple Jack's Inn Bed & Breakfast, 127 Double Creek Road, Lacey's Spring, Alabama

 
Ingredients

2-3 small apples, chopped
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup softened butter
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions for Cake

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Butter or spray 9-inch round cake pan. Peel, core and chop apples. About 2 cups.

Work flour, brown sugar and butter using a fork in a large bowl until crumbly. Stir in chopped walnuts.

Divide mixture in half. Press half into pan bottom evenly for the crust.

Stir baking soda, cinnamon and salt into the remaining crumb mixture until blended, then make a well in the center.

In a small bowl, lightly beat egg with the sour cream and vanilla until smooth.

Add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in apples.

Evenly spread batter over crumb mixture.

Bake until cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hr. 15 mins. Cool in the pan on a rack.

Serve with Buttery Sauce

Ingredients for Buttery Sauce

1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup evaporated milk or cream
1/4 cup brandy or rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions for Sauce

Melt butter in a small pan on low heat.

In a medium size bowl, stir flour with sugar. Then whisk into melted butter until mixture is moistened. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook, whisking frequently, until thickened and smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in brandy and vanilla. Remove from heat.

Pour over Apple Coffee Cake and serve right away.

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