The Way to a Man's Heart~ Applesauce Cake & Caramel Drizzle #recipe

Applesauce Cake & Caramel Drizzle

Happy Derby Day! I'm running late again this weekend as I seem to be doing a LOT here lately in all aspects of my daily routines. Today, here in Kentucky it's the Run for the Roses, wonderfully big and beautiful hats and sipping mint juleps at the racetrack.

I've never attended the Derby and this year will mark the first time ever in my life I won't get to watch it because our switch from satellite to using just a converter box cut us off from having an NBC station we can pull in (plus hubby and I are going to see Iron Man 3~ SQUEE!)— but today I will leave you with something sweet and decadent to enjoy- a double recipe- cake AND topping!

It's not a mint julep, but it's some good southern style decadence in it's own right. ENJOY!

Ingredients-

½ cup butter

1 cup white sugar
1 cup chilled applesauce

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

½ cup raisins

½ cup chopped walnuts

Directions-

1. Cream butter or margarine with sugar.
2. Add applesauce and beat well.
3. Stir in flour, baking soda, and spices.
4. Add nuts and raisins.

Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Back at 350º for 40 minutes or until done. Serve warm with Brown Sugar/Caramel Icing (recipe follows)

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Brown Sugar Icing (aka Caramel Icing)

Ingredients-

Stick butter

1 cup packed Brown Sugar

2 cups Powdered Sugar

¼ cup Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1. Melt butter in saucepan
2. Add Brown Sugar, boil for 2 minutes
3. Add Milk and bring back to a boil
4. Remove from heat and cool until lukewarm
5. Beat in Powdered Sugar and Vanilla
6. Drizzle over cake (poke small holes in cake if you wish)

(this icing is also good over nutty cakes or yellow cake)

The Way to a Man's Heart- Better Than Almost Anything Cake

This one isn't really so much the way to a man's heart, though I suppose it COULD be...it just happens to be MY favorite cake to have for my birthday, which is coming up in a couple of days. It's rich, decadent and absolutely scrumptious.

Ingredients-

1 package German Chocolate Cake mix

Water, oil and eggs as called for on the cake mix package directions

1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 jar (17 oz) Caramel, Butterscotch or Fudge topping (I prefer Caramel)

1 container (8 oz) frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 bag (8 oz) toffee chips or bits (Heath candy bar bits)

Directions-

1. Preheat oven to 350º

2. Bake cake as directed on package for a 13X9-inch pan

3. Cool for 15 minutes

4. Poke top of warm cake every ½ inch with handle of wooden spoon, wiping handle occasionally to reduce sticking

5. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top of cake

6. Let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake

7. Drizzle with caramel topping

8. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled

9. Spread whipped topping over top of cake

10. Sprinkle with toffee chips

11. Cover and refrigerate any remaining cake