Mom Taves Applecake

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ½ cups oil
• ½ cup applesauce
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• 3 cups apples finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix wet ingredients together first and then add in dry ingredients. Do not over-mix. Stir in apples. Line a 12 x 15 inch cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spoon batter into cookie sheet and bake for 25 – 30 minutes until lightly brown.

Once cake is cool, ice with caramel frosting.

Caramel Frosting Recipe

• ½ cup margarine
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups icing sugar

Directions

Heat margarine until melted and stir in brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add milk and use whisk to mix in. Heat until boiling. Place the bowl in a sink full of cold water and gradually beat in ice sugar until set. Once cake is cool, frost with icing.