Apple Walnut Pudding With Caramel Rum Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups chopped apples
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons dark rum
• vanilla ice cream, optional

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 butter an 8 inch round cake pan with 2 inch sides.
• 3 sift first 4 ingredients into a medium bowl.
• 4 in a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until blended.
• 5 add egg and beat well.
• 6 stir in dry ingredients then the apple and walnuts.
• 7 transfer to the baking pan.
• 8 bake 45 minutes until tester is clean.
• 9 cool slightly on rack.
• 10 this can be done in advance.
• 11 cool completely, cover and refrigerate.
• 12 warm before serving.
• 13 for the sauce: combine the first four ingredients in a heavy, medium saucepan over low heat.
• 14 stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
• 15 increase heat and boil sauce until slightly thickened, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.
• 16 mix in rum.
• 17 the sauce can also be done in advance.
• 18 reheat before serving.
• 19 to serve: slice pudding and transfer to individual plates.
• 20 spoon warm sauce over.
• 21 serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.