RECIPE: Apple Cake with Hot Buttered Rum Topping

20 years ago

It will soon be apple picking time and this is a recipe that has been a favorite of ours for many years.

2c peeled, grated apples

2c sugar

1/2c shortening

2 c flour

2 eggs

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1/2c chopped, toasted pecans

Cream shortening and sugar- add eggs and gradually beat in remaining ingredients.

Pour into a Pam sprayed 9x13" pan and bake in a 375Â° oven for 35-40 min. til tests done. Cool.

Topping:

1c sugar

1/2c butter

1/2c heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla

1T rum or 1 tsp rum extract.

Heat first three ingredients til sugar dissolves and and flavorings.

I serve the cooled cake with the warm topping.

RL`

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Comments (15)

ginger_st_thomas
20 years ago
Hey, I'm there. It has heavy cream in it. I'll just omit the rum. Thanks!
roselin32
Original Author
20 years ago
That is why I added the "rum extract"!!
RL`
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Ilene29
20 years ago
This sounds good. Can i come over to your house the next time you make one. I will bring my plate and fork.
Ilene
Marlen
20 years ago
Roselin, I almost missed this one! Sounds just wonderful!
Thanks!
roselin32
Original Author
20 years ago
Sure, Ilene-I'll let you know when our temps get below 90Â°.
And Marlen, NOT for the cops unless they have a designated driver!! LOL
Ilene29
20 years ago
It is supposed to get to a 100 here today so i may just have some kind of sandwich for tonight. I was thinking about tuna salad.
Ilene
Marlen
20 years ago
LOLOL Roselin! I can see them pulling each other for DUI;s! LOLOL
marylmi
18 years ago
Had to say that I tryed this recipe today and it is very good! I used one cup of brown sugar and one cup of white sugar for the batter and used brown sugar in the topping. I was trying to use up some of the brown sugar I had. Also, instead of the heavy cream, I just used the skim milk I had on hand.....and it was still very good!!! A scoop of ice cream or a dollop of cool whip would be great with this too, but it really doesn't need anything extra.
roselin32
Original Author
18 years ago
Gee Mary, you have had this recipe for a while!! LOL. Was a toss up the other day if I was going to make this or a pound cake. Had a new, to me, extract that I wanted to try so the pound cake won out but this one won't be far behind. Glad you enjoyed it.
marylmi
18 years ago
Roselin32,

I just found your recipe today as I was going back through the threads, and as we have apple tree's in our yard, I thought I would make it. It was a big hit with the hubby, he had two big pieces at dinner! I wasn't far behind him!
Since that recipe was so good, I have been going back and checking more of the older threads out. Thanks for that great recipe!
roselin32
Original Author
18 years ago
Mary, when we were in Germany, I had to make that at least once a week for my husband's deputy and it seems he always knew when it was ready. It is a nice one for this time of year and I couldn't tell you where I got it from.
Apple desserts are my husband's favorites too. And you are more than welcome.
Glad you are going back thru the old recipes-there are some good ones there.
farmhouseindy
18 years ago
OK you all, how do you grate apples?? When I tried they turned to mush?? Sally
ann_t
18 years ago
Sally, I use the coarse side on one of those four sided graters. Like the one in this picture. I haven't had a problem with the apples going mushy.

Ann
marylmi
18 years ago
Sally, I put the slices/pcs. in the food processor for a few seconds until they were chopped up. It works very well. I am going to have to make more topping though to use for the rest of the cake. Next time I will double the topping ingredients!
roselin32
Original Author
18 years ago
Farmhouseindy, what kind of apples are you using?? We always have the small Galas here 4/$1 or so and those grate really easily. I have a grater I brought back from Germany that is very sharp so that has never been a problem but think Mary's idea to chop them up coarsely in the food processor is a good one too. Now, then Mary, I don't think the cake is supposed to be swimming in the topping!! LOL-but I like lots too.