Apple Coffee Cake With Brown Sugar Sauce

Ingredients:

2 - 3 small apples
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 9 inch round cake pan or 9 1/2 inch springform pan.

2 Peel, core and chop apples. They should not measure more than 2 cups. Set aside.

3 Using a fork, work flour with brown sugar and butter in a large bowl until crumbly. Stir in nuts. Divide mixture in half. Evenly press half into pan bottom to form a crust.

4 Stir baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into remaining crumb mixture until blended, then make a well in the center. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg with sour cream and vanilla until smooth. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in apples.

5 Evenly spread batter over crumb mixture. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center comes out fairly clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. If top gets too brown before cake is baked, lightly lay a piece of foil over top for last 10 to 20 minutes of baking. Cool in pan on a rack. Serve with . Cake keeps well at room temperature for a day. Covered, it freezes well and is easily cut while still frozen.

Makes 1 - 9 inch round cake

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