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1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan and set aside.
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2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until well-combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until light and creamy.
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3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter and mix until just combined and a few dry streaks remain. The batter will be very stiff but will thin out after the apples are stirred in.
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4. Stir in the grated apple with any accumulated juice and mix until combined. No need to over-mix, just stir until the apples are incorporated.
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5. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and set pan on a rack.
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6. You can make the cream sauce while the cake is baking. Combine the butter, cream and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and stir until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is combined.
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7. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and keep warm until ready to serve.
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8. Cut the warm cake into pieces and drizzle with the warm cream sauce.
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Recipe source: Adapted from Helen C., a MKC reader (I cut down the sugar in the cake batter and added vanilla to the halved cream sauce recipe.)
