Apple Nutmeg Pine Nut Cake with Brown Sugar Buttercream recipe for managing PCOS and pregnancy on Fe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups superfine sugar
• 2 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 cup warm milk
• 2 cups small-diced apples
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Brown Sugar Buttercream, recipe follows
• Caramel sauce, for garnish