Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Warm Caramel Apple Cake from Betty Crocker


prep time: 30 min
start to finish: 1 hr 25 min.
Makes: 15 servings
Cake
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup whipping cream
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 large cooking apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced(about 2 1/3 cups)
1 box Betty Crocker supermoist yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1/4 tsp. apple pie spice
Topping
2/3 cup Betty Crocker whipped fluffy white frosting (from 12 oz. container)
1. Heat oven to 350 f. In 1-quart heavy saucepan, cook butter,whipping cream and brown sugar over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until butter is melted. Pour into 13x9 inch pan. sprinkle with pecans; top with sliced apples.
2. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and apple pie spice with electric mixer on low
speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Carefully spoon batter over aple pie mixture.
3.Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Loosen sides of cake from pan. Place heatproof serving platter upside down on pan; carefully turn platter and pan over. Let pan remain over cake about 1 minute so caramel can drizzle over cake. Remove pan.
4. In a small bowl, mix frosting and whipped topping. Serve warm cake topped with frosting mixture and drizzled caramel topping.
Substition: You can use cinnamon for the apple pie spice for a slightly different flavor.
Success: Granny Smith and Braeburn are good apple choices to use in this recipe.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Happy Fall


Monday, September 10, 2007

Remembering 911


Thursday, September 06, 2007

Apple Butterscotch Bars

2 Cups sugar
1 Cup oil
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 Cups apples, cored, peeled and chopped
1 Cup chopped nuts
1 Cup butterscotch chips

Combine sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in apples and nuts. Spread in a lightly greased 13x9 inch baking pan; sprinkle with butterscotch chips. Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.