Carrot Cake With Brown Sugar Sauce

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 3 cups apples, grated
• 1 cup carrot, grated
• 4 cups boiling water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• BROWN SUGAR SAUCE
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 cups boiling water

1. Cream butter, shortening and eggs, beat till fluffy --
2. Mix in apple and carrot.
3. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mizture.
4. Bake in a greased 13x9 pan -- at 350* for 30-45 minutes.until toothpick tests clean when inserted near the center --
5. May be served warm or cold.
6. to prepare BROWN SUGAR SAUCE:.
7. Boil water in a seperate pan -- Mix sugar and cornstarch in another pan and add boiling water slowly, bring to a boil.
8. Stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
9. Remove from heat and add vanilla.butter and nutmeg.
10. Serve warm, ovr carrot cake.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/carrot-cake-with-brown-sugar-sauce-198218 (may not work)