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Apple Cake with Warm Vanilla Custard Sauce

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 15
  • Servings 8
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When you´re torn between virtue and indulgence, serve this pretty cake with a nearly fat-free, thick, creamy sauce that only tastes rich.
By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 2, 2010
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Ingredients

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup thinly sliced apple (about 1 medium)

Cake

  • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup apple butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose or unbleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons apple juice

Sauce

  • 3/4 cup fat-free half-and-half or evaporated skimmed milk
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place margarine in sprayed pan; heat in oven for about 1 minute or until melted. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar until well mixed; spread evenly in pan. Top evenly with apple slices.
  • 2
    In large bowl, combine 2/3 cup brown sugar, apple butter and eggs; mix until well blended. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking powder, salt and apple juice; mix well. Pour batter over apples in pan.
  • 3
    Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Invert cake onto plate; remove pan. Cool at least 10 minutes.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine half-and-half and cornstarch; blend well. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until very hot and slightly thickened. Remove from heat.
  • 5
    In small bowl, beat egg yolk slightly. Gradually blend in sugar and vanilla; mix well. Slowly stir about half of hot mixture into egg mixture. Add egg mixture to hot mixture in saucepan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, just until thickened and bubbly around edges. (Mixture should coat back of metal spoon.) Cool slightly. Serve warm sauce over cake wedges.

Nutrition Information

300 Calories, 5g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 59g Total Carbohydrate, 44g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
80mg
27%
Sodium
210mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
59g
20%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
44g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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