Carrot Cake With Brown Sugar Sauce

Have not tried this..but hoped it would be moist with the carrots and apples in it...the sauce sounded intriguing, different that cream cheese topping

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1  cup vegetable shortening
• 2  large eggs
• 3  cups apples, grated
• 1  cup carrot, grated
• 4  cups boiling water
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• BROWN SUGAR SAUCE

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 4  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 4  cups boiling water

Directions

1. Cream butter, shortening and eggs, beat till fluffy --
2. Mix in apple and carrot.
3. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mizture.
4. Bake in a greased 13x9 pan -- at 350* for 30-45 minutes.until toothpick tests clean when inserted near the center --
5. May be served warm or cold.
6. to prepare BROWN SUGAR SAUCE:.
7. Boil water in a seperate pan -- Mix sugar and cornstarch in another pan and add boiling water slowly, bring to a boil.
8. Stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
9. Remove from heat and add vanilla.butter and nutmeg.
10. Serve warm, ovr carrot cake.