Apple and Potato Cake with Caramel Sauce

Apple and Potato Cake

ingredients

Apple and Potato Cake

• 1/4 cup mashed cooked apple
• 3/4 cup mashed cooked potatoes
• 1 tsp. butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/2 cup sultanas
• zest of 1 lemon
• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• Topping:
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• Mix well together.
• Mix together the apples and potatoes. Beat the butter into the apple and potato mixture. Add the remaining ingredients. Place in greased 9x 10 baking dish. Sprinkle with topping. Bake at 350 for 40 minute or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in baking dish.

Caramel Sauce

• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. water

directions

Combine the cream and butter in small saucepan and warm over medium-low heat until butter melts. Keep warm over low heat. Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, gently swirling pan occasionally; do not stir. Use a pastry brush dipped in water to brush down any sugar crystals that have formed on the sides of the pan. Let mixture come to boil until deep golden brown. Take the pan from heat and slowly whisk in the warm cream-butter mixture. Keep in fridge in airtight container, until ready to serve.