Spiced Vanilla Sauce With Butter Recipes

SPICED VANILLA SAUCE WITH BUTTER

Steps:

• In saucepan, mix together the sugar, flour, nutmeg, and allspice; blend in cold water. Bring to a simmer and simmer until clear and thickened.
• Blend in butter and vanilla.
• Serve over hot fritters or serve with bread pudding or other dessert.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixer bowl.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla just until blended.
• Set aside.
• Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, allspice and salt.
• Gradually add to sugar mixture; beating until well blended.
• Stir in apples, nuts, and raisins, if desired.
• Pour into one greased 9-inch baking pan; bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Serve warm with Vanilla Butter Sauce.
• Vanilla Butter Sauce:.
• Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar.
• Bring to boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Serve warm.
• Do-ahead Suggestion: The cake and sauce can be prepared and refrigerated separately the day before.
• Warm the cake, in the oven, and the sauce, on top of the stove, before serving.

VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in the water, stirring until blended. Bring mixture to a boil and continue to cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and mix in the butter and vanilla. Serve warm.

CHUNKY APPLE SPICE CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch baking pan.
• For cake: Beat butter and brown sugar for 5 minutes in a mixing bowl, until light and fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla just until blended; set aside.
• Sift together, flour, pumpkin pie spice, allspice and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until blended; stir in apples, nuts and raisins (if using).
• Pour the batter/mixture into prepared baking pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Cool on wire rack.
• For butter sauce: Combine butter and whipping cream with brown sugar; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat, stir in 2 tbsp vanilla, mix until blended.
• Note: The sauce recipe may be doubled for a larger amount. Serve cake warm with vanilla butter sauce--delicious!
• Do ahead note: The cake can be prepared a day ahead, and the following day, warmed up in the oven on low temperature, then served with warm sauce. Also the sauce can be prepared ahead, and then warmed if desired.