Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cup cake flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup water
1 cup raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 confectioners' sugar


Directions

Sift the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices
together into a bowl and set aside. Cream the shortening and brown
sugar together, in a large mixing bowl, until light and fluffy, using
an electric mixer set on medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients
alternately with the applesauce and the water, blending well with the
mixer set on low speed. Stir in the raisins and nuts. Pour the
batter into a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated
350 Degree F. oven for 45 minutes or until a cake tester or wooden
pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool, until cold to the
touch, in the pan on a wire rack. Dust the cake with Confectioners'
sugar.


Servings: 16 servings

 

 

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Categories: Applesauce; Cake; Dessert; Fruit; Sauce


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