Holly's Spiced Applesauce Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Holly's Spiced Applesauce Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 18-24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 3 eggs, beaten well; 3 3/4 cups applesauce (I use unsweetened); 4 1/2 cups flour; 3 teaspoons cinnamon; 3 teaspoons allspice; 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg; 2 1/4 teaspoons cloves; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 12 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 1/2 lbs powdered sugar; 3 teaspoons vanilla

Submitted by akgrown

"These are my mom's super moist dense bars full of applesauce, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves topped with a lucious cream cheese frosting. These were a favorite of mine as a child and I still love em'! These are baked in a half sheet pan."

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Ready In:: 38mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 18-24

ingredients

Bars
1 cup shortening
2 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
3 eggs, beaten well
3 ³⁄₄ cups applesauce (I use unsweetened)
4 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
3 teaspoons cinnamon
3 teaspoons allspice
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons nutmeg
2 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons cloves
2 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons baking soda
Frosting
³⁄₄ cup butter, softened
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs powdered sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla

directions

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
Pour batter into a greased half sheet pan and bake at 375* for 20-30 min or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely then frost.
***My mom always cut these into rectangle shaped bars about 1 1/2" by 3".***.
-Frosting-.
Mix all ingredients together until smooth.

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Reviews

This was scrumptious! I think I screwed up, though: After I mixed the batter, it didn't look like enough for a half sheet pan, so I used a 13 x 9 pan. I baked for only 30 minutes and it was *almost* overdone, even though in this pan the batter was twice as thick as it would have been in the half sheet pan. Mine came out to about 1 1/2" high, so I guess it's more of a cake, but that's ok. Next time I'll try the sheet pan, but I don't think it will take 35-40 minutes. Thanks for posting...this is a really nice combo of spices and makes a really moist cake.

Karen=^..^=

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akgrown

I am the wife of my wonderful husband John and the mother of 3 boys, Zander 5yrs, Asher 2 1/2yrs, and Tiernan 10 months. We live in and love Alaska. I love to hike and camp and go running in the mountains. I work part time as a hairstylist in a little salon in my home. I also enjoy scrap-booking, photography, and reading a really good book(my latest was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer). And I love to cook, especially bake! How I rate recipes: 5 Stars - This recipe is perfect. I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again. 4 Stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time. 3 Stars - This is a recipe I would not make again, but it was ok. 2 Stars - I would not make this recipe again and we didn't like it at all. 1 Star - This recipe did not work out or the taste was unappealing and I wouldn't make it again.

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