Apple Cake with Custard Sauce
This Apple Cake filled with juicy apples and warm spices is the perfect fall or winter dessert, drizzled with a creamy custard sauce.
Ingredients
- 8 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 eggs
For the custard:
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 cups light cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray.
- Peel and slice apples; coat with the brown sugar and cinnamon by mixing together with a spoon or your hands, and placing in a 9×13 pan.
- Mix the next 5 ingredients together (butter, sugar, flour, salt, eggs) to make a crumble. Place on top of the apple mixture.
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Make the custard:
- To make the custard, in a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, salt, eggs, and cream. Stir constantly until smooth and thick. Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla.
- Spoon the warm sauce over individual servings.
Notes
Reposted from November 2013