Danish Applesauce Cake
"My grandmother Anina always made this cake for holidays - it was probably created to make use of what was on hand in hard times. I'm posting it here for safe-keeping."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 loaf white bread, stale and cut into cubes
- 2 (16 ounce) cans applesauce
- 1⁄2 lb butter, divided
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, divided
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon, divided
- 1⁄2 pint whipped topping
- 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained
- 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
directions
- Dry the bread in a low oven, when sufficiently dry crush into crumbs.
- Melt 1/4 pound of the butter in a skillet, and add the bread crumbs. Stir to brown over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, stir to keep from sticking.
- Pat 1/3 of the crumb mixture into a greased pie pan, smoothing down.
- Spread over this one can of the applesauce, dot with 1/3 of the remaining butter and sprinkle half the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
- Repeat, then finish with the last third of the crumbs. Dot with last of the butter.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
- Cool, then turn out onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.
- Before serving coat with whipped topping and garnish with cherries and nuts.
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DH and I have transplanted from the craziness of southern California to sane and beautiful southwestern Pennsylvania. I truly enjoy baking bread and pies, cooking simple foods in traditional ways. Grow some of my vegetables, and grind grain to make my flour. If I were able to, I'd have chickens and goats and a wood stove.
