Applewood Special Pie Cake

1/4 c Butter or margarine; softend

1 c Sugar

1 Egg

1 c All purpose flour

1 ts Salt

1 ts Ground cinnamon

2 tb Hot water

1 ts Vanilla extract

3 c Apples; peeled and diced

1/2 c Pecans; chopped

-rum butter sauce 1/2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed

1/2 c Sugar

1/4 c Butter or margarine; softend

1/2 c Whipping cream

2 tb Rum

-whipped cream- 1 pt Whipping cream

1/3 c Brown sugar

1 ts Vanilla

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg; beat until blended. Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon; mix well. Add to creamed mixture; beat on low speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in water and vanilla. Fold in apples and pecans; spoon into a greased and floured 9 inch pieplate. Bake at 350~ for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve

warm or cold with Rum Butter Sauce and whipped cream. Sauce: Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; mix well. Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute. Stir in rum. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
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