Linda Fox's Apple Cake

By katiemwilson

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 1/2 c butter
• 2 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 3/4 t baking soda
• 1/2 t nutmeg
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 3 c apples, peeled and chopped (20 oz apples work well)
• 1 c nuts (optional)
• 1 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter
• 1/2 c half and half
• 1 t rum or vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add dry ingredients gradually. Stir in apples and nuts. Grease a 9x13" pan. Bake at 325 for 45-50 minutes.
Sauce:
Combine butter, sugar and half and half in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally until hot. Add extract or rum. Pour over cake.
*Note: Can be made a day ahead.