Apple Pudding Cake With Butterscotch Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups apples, grated
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Sauce
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 1/2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation

FOR APPLE PUDDING:
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add vanilla.
Combine flour, soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture. Add grated apples and pecans.
Spoon mixture into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, Serve warm with butterscotch sauce. May garnish with toasted pecans.
FOR SAUCE: Boil water in a saucepan and add brown sugar. Stir until smooth.
In a small bowl, mix cornstarch, salt and cold water until smooth paste. Add slowly to sugar mixture while stirring constantly. Cook for approximately 10 minutes.
Add vanilla, butter and lemon juice. Serve warm over apple pudding.