For variety. Sweeten the sauce with brown sugar or honey. Or, cook a few whole cloves or a piece of stick cinnamon or a few raisins with the apples. Remove cinnamon before serving.
If the apples are very mild, cook 1 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice with them.
Apple juice cake
½ cup fat
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon soda