Apple Cake with Hot Caramel Sauce

“I love fruit, but I’d just as soon eat a piece of cake.”
~ Shirley MacLaine

Apple Cake with Hot Caramel Sauce
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1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 medium cooking apples, peeled, grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8-inch-square baking
dish. Cream butter with sugar in large bowl. Beat in egg. Add flour,
walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda and salt; mix well. Stir in grated apple. Spoon mixture into prepared dish. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40
minutes. Cool completely in dish. Cut into squares. Pour Hot Caramel
Sauce over each.

Caramel Sauce

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt

Melt butter in a heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to boil slowly, stirring constantly. Continue stirring until sauce thickens, 5 to 6 minutes, removing from heat several times to check consistency.