Caramel-Apple Pudding Cake

Submitted by Judikins

"This double-delicious pudding cake will please any of your guests. Serve it with a dollop o f cinnamon ice-cream--it's perfection."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 medium tart cooking apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored and thinly sliced (~2 cups)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 3⁄4 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon butter

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 2-quart square baking dish; arrange apple slices in bottom of dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Top evenly with raisins; set aside.
3. Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Add milk, the 2 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla; mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread batter evenly over apple mixture.
4. Combine caramel topping, water and 2 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan; bring to boiling. Pour caramel mixture over the batter in the baking dish.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes or until set in center. Spoon warm individual servings into dessert dishes. Spoon caramel-apple mixture from the pan over each portion.

Reviews

[Debber]

I found this recipe on the BHG website, and wanted to post it here....to have it handy....and found that it already was here! Yeah!!! Anyway...my review: Scrumpdilly-icious! The lemon juice provides a nice tang to offset it from being too-sweet, instead it is JUST RIGHT! I used "Cameo" apples which have a nice sweet-tang--just right for baking. I used an 8x8 casserole dish, so the cakey part was about an inch thick....but delightfully light. Beautiful caramel color. Easy to make and "just right" for a mid-week supper desseert. Definitely makes you think AUTUMN!