The Bean Counter at the Kitchen Counter: September 2013

Proper enunciation is a good thing. Especially for speakers, singers, as well as in general conversation.

What started out as a snack cake ended up a snap cake because apparently my enunciation was slightly askew when explaining to husband what I was attempting to create. Each time I said Apple Snack Cake, he was quite certain I said Apple Snap Cake.

He won me over. I decided "snap" had a nice ring to it. So, for September's Dessert Challenge from

Lady Behind the Curtain's

Lady Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge

I give you the newly christened Apple Snap Cake. And to top it off, a luscious, buttery sauce with a touch of cinnamon.

Apple Snap Cake
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 large apples, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
1 cup chopped black walnuts
1- 6 oz package butterscotch morsels

Stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.

Pour vegetable oil into mixing bowl, add eggs and sugar and mix on medium speed until blended. Add flour mixture alternately with diced apples, and continue to mix just until combined. Stir in chopped nuts and butterscotch chips.

Spread mixture in a greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes. Place on wire rack to cool while preparing the sauce.

Warm Cinnamon Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Stir together sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Add remaining ingredients and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted and blended and sauce coats your spoon. Serve warm over cake.

This sauce is a variation of a dessert sauce my Mother used to make and it's really tempting to just put a straw in the sauce bowl and finish it off! But save it for the cake, it reheats nicely in the microwave, and adds a great finish to this quick and easy cake.