Description
This Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Sauce is moist, cozy, and spiced with cinnamon. Topped with a luscious sauce, it’s perfect for fall gatherings or a simple family dessert.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 cups chopped apples
½ cup buttermilk
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch pan.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. Cream butter and sugar, then beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk.
5. Fold in chopped apples and spread into prepared pan.
6. Bake 40–45 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
7. For sauce: melt brown sugar, butter, and cream until smooth. Pour over cake slices before serving.
Notes
Best served warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Store unsauced cake up to 2 months in freezer. Reheat sauce before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg