Delicious cake from my mother-in-law. Brown sugar, cinnamon and apples layered between a coffee cake like batter, then drizzled with a brown sugar sauce. Perfect fall dessert!
Ingredients
Basic Cake Batter
- 1⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup shortening soft
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- ¾ cup milk
Apple mixture
- 4 medium apples
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Brown Sugar Sauce
- ½ cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 cup water warm
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Measure flour into mixing bowl. Add sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir to blend well.
- Cut in shortening with pastry blender of two knives until mixture resemble coarse meal.
- Make a hollow and add egg and milk. Combine with dry ingredients, mixing until flour is moistened.
- Grease an 8" square baking dish.
- Peel, core and slice apples into a bowl, mix brown sugar and cinnamon and mix with apples.
- Spread half the batter in prepared pan.
- Cover with about half the sliced apples. Spread on remaining batter.
- Arrange balance of apple slices in pattern on top.
- Bake in 350°F oven for 45-50 minutes.
- While cooking prepare brown sugar sauce.Combine sugar, Cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Add warm water stirring constantly. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth ( 3-5 minutes). Remove from heat, add butter and vanilla. Drizzle on cake pieces.