astray recipes: Dublin's finest caramel apple cake

Categories: Desserts; Irish
Yield: 10 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
½ cup	Firmly packed brown sugar
¼ cup	Butter/margarine
	8oz carton heavy whipped..
	Cream, divided
⅓ cup	Chopped pecans
1 pack	Applecinnamon quick breadmix
1 cup	Chopped, peeled apple
¾ cup	Water
3 tablespoons	Irish whiskey or water
¼ cup	Oil
	Egg
	Remaining heavy whipping crm
2 tablespoons	Powdered sugar
2 tablespoons	Irish Whiskey, if desired
	Cinnamon, if desired

CARMEL

CAKE

TOPPING

Heat oven to 350F. In small sauce pan over low heat, combine brown sugar, butter and 2 TBS whipping cream. Cook and stir just until butter is melted.

Remove from heat; stir in pecans. Pour mixture into bottom of ungreased 9-in round cake pan or 9-in square pan. Set aside. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. Stir 50-75 strokes by hand until mix is moistened.

Carefully spoon batter over caramel mixture, making sure caramel is completely covered. Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute; invert onto serving plate. Cool Just before serving, in small bowl, beat remaining whipping cream until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and whiskey. Beat until stiff peaks form. Spread whipped cream mixture on top of cake. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Store in refrigerator. SOURCE: GRIT, 3/15/92 From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

dublin's finest caramel apple cake