2 cups finely diced apples
1 cup (200 grams) sugar 1 egg 1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 cup coarsely chopped
nuts (cashew, walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts, or combination) 1 tespoon vanilla
extract
Topping
1/2 cup (100 grams) brown sugar 1/2 cup
(100 grams) granulated sugar 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1/4 cup rum
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup (112 grams) butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How
to make Apple Cake:
In medium bowl, mix apples and sugar.
Let stand until sugar is thouroughly dissolved.
In another medium
bowl, beat egg at medium speed, about 1 minute. Sift dry ingredients together.
Sitr into apple mixture. Add beaten eggs, nuts and vanilla.
Pour into
an 8" x 8" inch pan. Bake at 375 deg Fareheit for 40 - 4 minutes or
until cake tester or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
How
to make the topping:
Combine sugar, flour, rum and water and cook
until clear. Add butter and vanillla. Stir until butter is thouroughly melted.
Pour over cake while both are hot. Serves 6.
Assortment of shaped sprinkles in a six-compartment flip-top shaker bottle.