Country Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

By dawn716

Ingredients

• Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 2 tablespoons Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (15.4 oz.) package Pillsbury® Nut Quick Bread & Muffin Mix
• 3 cups apple pie filling (from two 21-oz. cans)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 qt. vanilla ice cream (optional)

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from pillsburybaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 13 x 9-inch pan with no-stick cooking spray.

For Apple Cake: WHISK oil and eggs in large bowl. Add quick bread mix, apple pie filling, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir 50 to 75 strokes until mix is moistened. Stir in nuts (foil packet) and walnuts. Spoon into prepared pan spreading evenly.

BAKE 43 to 50 minutes or until cake is deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes.

For Sauce and Topping: COMBINE sugar, brown sugar, butter and cream in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla.

CUT warm cake into squares. Place on individual dessert plates. Top each serving with warm sauce and ice cream.

TIP High Altitude (above 3500 ft.): Add 1/4 cup flour to dry quick bread mix. Bake as directed above.