Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce

4 C diced or shredded apple, peeled
2 C sugar
1/2 C oil
2 C flour
2 tsp soda
2 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 C chopped nuts
1 tsp salt

Put apples in mixing bowl. Break eggs over and stir. Add sugar, cinnamon, nuts, and oil. Add flour, salt, and soda. Beat til creamy. Bake in 9x13 pan approx. 45 min. at 350 degrees.

Caramel Sauce: (Half a recipe is enough for one cake.)
1 C brown sugar
1 C granulated sugar
2 T flour
1 C butter
1 C cream
2 tsp vanilla

Heat sugars, flour, butter, and cream on low about 10-12 min, stirring constantly. Bring to bit of boil for about 1 min. Remove and add vanilla. Pour over hot cake fresh from oven or serve warm over pieces of apple cake. Good over ice cream too.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1 C vegetable oil
2 C sugar
3 eggs
2 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 C grated zucchini
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 C milk
3-1oz squares semisweet baking chocolate
1 Tbl vanilla

Combine oil, sugar and eggs. Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture. Add milk. Mix well. Melt baking chocolate in microwave (20 sec. at a time). Blend choc. and vanilla into batter. Stir in zucchini. Bake in greased 9 x 13 pan @ 350 degrees for 45 min. Cool and frost with Chocolate Butter Frosting.