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Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce Recipe

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I make this delicious apple cake with the apples we get from a local orchard. Growers here in Ohio produce a wide variety of apples, and they're all good!

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Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min.

Yield: 20-24 Servings

20 55 75

Ingredients

CAKE:
3 eggs
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sliced peeled tart apples
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup raisins
LEMON SAUCE:
1 large lemon
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups water
4 teaspoons butter

Directions

For cake, beat eggs; add sugar, oil and vanilla. In separate bowl, combine the flour, soda, cinnamon and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture all at once; blend and stir. Add apples, nuts and raisins to mixture; blend well. Pour batter into well-greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan (13-in. x 9-in. baking pan may be used); decrease baking time by 15-20 minutes. Bake at 375° for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
For sauce, grate peel from lemon; measure out 1-1/2 teaspoons rind. Squeeze lemon; measure 3 tablespoons juice. Set aside. Beat egg yolks lightly; set aside. In separate bowl, blend sugar, cornstarch and salt. Measure water into saucepan; gradually stir in sugar mixture. Cook, stirring, until mixture boils clear and thickens. Remove from heat. Beat small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks. Return yolk mixture to saucepan; cook and stir about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add lemon peel, juice and butter. Pour sauce over cake. Yield: 20-24 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 285 calories, 14 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 216 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce in Country August/September 1990, p51

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Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2012 by cookinfanatic25

This recipe is fairly easy to make. It was my first time making a dessert sauce, so I was a little nervous about how it would turn out. It is delicious. I didn't add raisins but did add an extra cup of sliced apples

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by Judy070

One of my favorite apple cake recipes!