Apple and Rum Torta with Salted Butter Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• • 2 Cortland apples, peeled and diced
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) dark rum
  • 1 cup (250 ml) flour
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) pecans, coarsely chopped

• Salted Butter Caramel Sauce

  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) salted butter
  • 1 cup (250 ml) 35% whipping cream