Apple Cake

Source: Grandma Rath and Grandma JoAnne Schultz

Ingredients:

1/2 C butter

1 C sugar

1 egg

1/2 C water

1/2 C chopped walnuts, optional

1 1/2 C flour

1 C raw apple

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg, clove, salt each

Caramel frosting:

1 C brown sugar

1/2 C white sugar

3/4 C cream

2 Tbsp white karo syrup

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Mix all cake ingredients and pour into a greased 9x9 pan. Bake for 30 minutes

2. In a small-medium saucepan, bring all frosting ingredients to a soft boil stage. Beat until it reaches a soft, frosting consistency. If you beat too long it can become crumbly and too hard to spread