Apple Raisin Spice Cake with Caramel Sauce Chef: Stephan Pyles from "The New Texas Cuisine"
Apple Raisin Cake 1 c pure vegetable oil 2 c sugar 2 eggs 1 c cake flour 1 c all-purpose flour 1 1/2 t baking soda 1/2 t nutmeg 1/2 t cinnamon pinch ground clove pinch mace 1/2 t salt 3 1/2 c raw chopped Granny Smith apples, unpeeled 3/4 c chopped, roasted pecans 3/4 c raisins, plumped in bourbon and drained Procedure: Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Sift all dry ingredients together. Set aside. Blend oil and sugar in electric mixer at medium speed for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time and beat well. Add drive ingredients to oil mixture and combine thoroughly. Add apples, pecans, and raisins and blend well with spatula. Pour batter into a buttered and floured 10 inch spring form pan. Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until an inserted knife comes out dry. Caramel Sauce: 1 c brown sugar 1/4 c granulated sugar 1/4 c pure maple syrup 1/4 c light corn syrup 1 c heavy cream Procedure: Mix all ingredients in heavy-bottomed sauce pan. Cook over high heat until mixture reaches 210 degrees on candy thermometer. Let cool for 20 minutes and skim surface if necessary. Drizzle over cake. Sauce may be cooled and reheated in warm water. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hbaimgn/M=362343.6886681.7839642.3022212/D=groups/S=1705297360:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123008162/A=2894352/R=0/SIG=11fdoufgv/*http://www.globalgiving.com/cb/cidi/tsun.html";>Help tsunami villages rebuild at GlobalGiving. The real work starts now</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
