Apple Pecan Cake

Apple Pecan Cake

1 1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
3 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
3 1/2 cup granny smith apples (peeled and diced coarsely)

1 hour 45 minutes @ 325

Caramel Sauce
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 tsp vanilla

1. Mix together the oil and sugars.

2. Add in the eggs one at a time.

3. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.

4. Fold in the vanilla, nuts and apples.

5. Fill an angel food pan with the mixture and bake for an hour and 45 minutes at 325.

6. For the caramel sauce you need to cook all of the ingredients in a pan until warm and dissolved. Serve over the cake.

 -thanks to Karen for the recipe-

Turtle Sugar Cookies

Turtle Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter/margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
3 cups flour

1 heaping cup of caramels
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup pecans

7-9 minutes at 375

1. Blend together butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.

2. Mix in flour and baking powder.

3. Roll out to 1/4" thickness and cut into shapes.

4. Space out on cookie sheet and bake for about 7.5 minutes at 375.

 5. Melt caramels and drizzle on cookies. Stick pecans on the still soft caramel and then drizzle melted chocolate on top.