Yummy Apple Cake (actual title :)

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
4 cups grated apples (or 3 cups applesauce)
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together sugar and butter in a large bowl. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Mix in apples,dry ingredients, spices and nuts and pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan. Bake 50 minutes. Pour Butter Sauce (recipe below) over cake and top each serving with whipped cream. Makes 12 servings.

Butter Sauce

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup light cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
Dash of nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook over low heat, allowing to boil for 1 to 2 minutes.

From the Kitchen of Gayle Fairbanks