Carrot Cake With Brown Sugar Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 large eggs
3 cups apples, grated
1 cup carrot, grated
4 cups boiling water
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
BROWN SUGAR SAUCE
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon nutmeg
4 cups boiling water

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and eggs, beat till fluffy --
Mix in apple and carrot.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mizture.
Bake in a greased 13x9 pan -- at 350* for 30-45 minutes.until toothpick tests clean when inserted near the center --
May be served warm or cold.
to prepare BROWN SUGAR SAUCE:.
Boil water in a seperate pan -- Mix sugar and cornstarch in another pan and add boiling water slowly, bring to a boil.
Stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.butter and nutmeg.
Serve warm, ovr carrot cake.