Old Fashioned Caramel Apples From About 1964 Recipes

MY BEST OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH EASY CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Cream butter and sugar, then add egg and beat.
• Add rest of dry ingredients and beat til mixed.
• Fold in apples and pecans. Pour into greased and floured large round, deep cake pan. *Use greased and lightly floured parchment paper
• on the bottom for easier removal.
• Bake at 350º for 35-40 minutes.
• Cool a bit, turn out onto rack to cool completely. *Can serve warm, too.
• Meanwhile, make caramel sauce.
• Caramel sauce:
• Melt butter, brown sugar and salt in pan over low-med heat,
• stirring, for about 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and cream and stir well till not grainy.
• Drizzle lots of caramel sauce over cut cake slices when serving.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of that if desired.
• 8 servings.

CARAMEL FOR APPLES

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the white sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil and heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Stir in the butter and heavy cream carefully - the mixture will bubble up. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Cool slightly before dipping apples or other fruit; caramel should cling to a spoon and drip slowly. Let apples set on waxed paper or parchment.

OLD-FASHIONED CARAMEL APPLES (FROM ABOUT 1964)

Steps:

• Combine sugars, syrup and milk in heavy saucepan.
• Cook to 230º-234º, stirring constantly, over medium heat.
• Remove from heat and add butter and vanilla.
• Dip skewered apples, one at a time, twirling to coat smoothly.
• Immerse immediately into a bowl of ice water, lift out, let water drain off, place on waxed paper to set.
• Reheat caramel over hot water if needed while dipping.

OLD-FASHIONED APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE - A WARM APPLE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine diced apples and sugar; let stand until sugar is dissolved into a syrup.
• Stir beaten egg into apples and syrup.
• Combine flour, ground cinnamon and baking soda. Stir until apple mixture until a cake batter forms.
• Pour into a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 - 40 minutes or until set. While the cake is baking, make the caramel sauce.
• Beat egg; add to the apple pie filling.
• Sift flour and baking soda. Add to apple mixture and mix well.
• Pour into an 8 inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Smooth out the batter the best that you can.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or until set. While the cake is baking, make the caramel sauce.
• In a saucepan, heat brown sugar, white sugar, flour and water over medium heat. Bring to a rolling boil, and let boil for 1 minutes. Turn off heat.
• Add butter and vanilla and stir until completely smooth.
• Pour hot caramel sauce over hot apple cake right out of the oven.
• Serve is as a warm apple cake or refrigerate to let the caramel sauce thicken. This can be done overnight.