Apple Cake with hot Spiced Topping Recipe

Ingredients:

CAKE:

• 2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. shortening
• 2 eggs
• 4 lg. apples, cored, unpeeled & grated
• 2 c. flour
• 2 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon 
• 1 tsp. nutmeg

TOPPING:

• 6 tbsp. margarine
• 2 c. water
• 3 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 c. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Method:

• CAKE: Cream sugar and shortening together; mix in eggs. 
• Stir dry ingredients together and add alternately with grated apples, mixing well. 
• Bake in greased13 x 9 inch pan at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. 
• Serve warm with warm spice topping.  
• TOPPING: Melt margarine in saucepan; add water. 
• Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to saucepan, cooking and stirring constantly until thick. 
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 
• Pour over individual servings of cake and serve warm.