Apple Pie Cake with Rum Butter Sauce

Divine! Cake-like texture, shaped and served like a pie.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1⁄4 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated nutmeg
• 2  tablespoons hot water
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3  cups  peeled diced cooking apples (such as granny smith or jonathan)
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans (optional)
•  whipped cream (to garnish)

• sauce

• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 5  tablespoons butter or 5  tablespoons margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1  tablespoon rum

Directions

1. Cream butter, then gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer.
2. Add egg and beat until blended.
3. Combine flour, salt cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well.
4. Add to creamed mixture.
5. Beat on low speed until smooth.
6. Stir in water and vanilla.
7. Fold in apples and pecans and spoon into a greased and floured 9 inch pie pan.
8. Bake at 350*F for 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. For sauce; combine brown sugar, sugar, butter, butter and cream in a small saucepan and mix well.
10. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
11. Stir in rum.
12. Serve warm or at room temperature with cake and whipped cream.