Apple Mystery Dessert

Submitted by Roxygirl in Colorado

"This is called a "mystery" because it's difficult to decide whether it's a cake, pudding, or pie. I happen to love all three, so it's no mystery why I love this comfort food. One bonus is that the cake part does not contain any butter/shortening, so have another piece!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 177.44 ml all-purpose flour
• 236.59 ml firmly packed brown sugar
• 7.39 ml baking powder
• 2.46 ml salt
• 0.25 ml cinnamon
• 7.39 ml vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 473.18 ml chopped peeled tart apples
• 177.44 ml chopped walnuts

• Cinnamon Hard Sauce more like an icing

• 59.14 ml butter, softened
• 236.59 ml powdered sugar
• 2.46 ml cinnamon
• 0.25 ml salt
• 14.79 ml milk
• 4.92 ml vanilla

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 9 inch pie pan.
3. In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and dash of cinnamon.
4. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs.
5. Add apples and walnuts and mix well.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until browned and firm to the touch.

7. Hard Sauce:

8. In small bowl, combine all sauce ingredients and beat at high speed of mixer (or Kitchen Aid).
9. Shape into 2 inch thick roll and wrap in plastic wrap.
10. Refrigerate until firm.
11. To serve, cut hard sauce into slices and top each serving of dessert with one.

Reviews

[Kim127]

This was very good. I also would not know how to classify it. This was great warmed up with vanilla ice cream and the hard sauce. The hard sauce was very much like a frosting that I would be very tempted to use on other things. I loved the slight cinnamon taste it had.

 

[LonghornMama]

Delicious! I don't know what to call it either, kind of a cakey cobbler? In any event, we really enjoyed this dessert. The hard sauce was wonderfully different, a sweet compliment to the apple dessert that makes it a bit fancier. Quick to put together, too. Thanks, Roxygirl, for a great recipe!