2 cup flour (unsifted)
2 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup lt. brown sugar (packd firm)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
2 cup applesauce (heated)
1 cup dates (chopped)
3/4 cup pecans (coarse-shopped)
1 butter frosting
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease well and flour a 9X9X2" pan. 2. Into
large bowl, sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Add eggs, brown
sugar, butter, and 1 cup hot applesauce; at low speed, beat just
until the ingredients are combined. 3. At medium speed, beat 2
minutes longer, occasionally scraping the side of the bowl and
guiding mixture into the beater with a rubber scraper. 4. Add
remaining applesauce, dates, and walnuts; beat 1 minute. 5. Pour
batter into pan. Bake 50 minutes OR UNTIL straw comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes in pan.
Servings: 12 servings
Applesauce Date Cake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Apple; Applesauce; Cake; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
It is possible to read the history of written recipes far back into distant history, certainly as far into history as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and maybe even further. However, mostly, these early recipes were just very simple hieroglyphic recipes for food preparation.
Continuing our culinary historical journey, there were two interesting cookery books from the 14th Century - one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Surprisingly, these two books are nothing to do with the indian food that is served today, but rather recipes for the types of meals prepared by the chefs of the upper classes of those days. When we get to the 20th century, cookery books are increasing in popularity due to increased literacy, people having more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Applesauce Date Cake recipe.
