Shelly's Recipe

Apple Pie Cake with Rum Butter Sauce

Category: Apples

Yields 1 (9-inch) pie
• CAKE
• 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups peeled and diced cooking apples
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• Rum Butter Sauce
• Whipped cream (optional)

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of electric mixer. Add egg; beat until blended.

2. Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; beat on low speed until smooth. Stir in water and vanilla. Fold in apples and pecans; spoon into a greased and floured 9-inch pie plate.

3. Bake at 350F for 45 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm or cold with Rum Butter Sauce and whipped cream.

RUM BUTTER SAUCE Yields 1 1/4 cups
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon rum

1. Combine first 4 ingredients into a small saucepan; mix well. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Stir in rum.