Applesauce Cake with Poached Quince and Rum Caramel Sauce Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Applesauce Cake with Poached Quince and Rum Caramel Sauce Recipe | James Beard Foundation

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Applesauce Cake with Poached Quince and Rum Caramel Sauce The combination of spicy cake, quince, caramel, and ice cream is homey and delicious.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups applesauce, puréed until very smooth
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 scant teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups water
  • 3 cups late-harvest dessert wine (sweet Riesling or Semillon)
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1/2 stick cinnamon
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 4 quinces, peeled and cored
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 ounces Myer’s Rum or other dark rum
  • 1 quart premium vanilla ice cream

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