Clove Apple Cake Recipe

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"This spicy and sweet cake is a wonderful coffee-time dessert, especially with the creamy custard sauce," notes Kim Marie Van Rheenen of Mendota, Illinois.

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Clove Apple Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

25 35 60

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1-1/2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
CUSTARD SAUCE:
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 egg, beaten
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Additional ground cloves, optional

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter, sugar and cloves. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in apples. Transfer to a greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and milk until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium-heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount into egg; return all to pan. bring to a gentle boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; whisk in butter and vanilla. Serve over warm cake. Sprinkle with ground cloves if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 381 calories, 18 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 125 mg cholesterol, 242 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as Clove Apple Cake in Taste of Home October/November 1999, p57

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Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2012 by Mary in Ohio

Way too much cloves. The custard sauce cut the strong flavor a little. No one had more than a small piece. It's also impossible to cut because it falls apart before coming out of the pan.