Brown Sugar Caramel Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

cake
4 cups apples, peeled and chopped small
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup applesauce
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour (i use whole wheat pastry flour)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
topping
5 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

whisk oil, applesauce and sugars together until smooth. whisk in eggs.
add apples and vanilla, stir to combine.
sift dry ingredients and stir until moist- it will be VERY thick, add walnuts.
spread into a greased 13x9 in pan.
bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
heat butter, sugar and cream until boiling, simmer whisking 4-5 minutes.
stir in vanilla and pour over hot cake.
serve warm with vanilla ice cream.