Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
16-20
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2⁄3 cup shortening, softened
- 1 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 eggs
- 1 3⁄4 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 3 cups sifted flour
- 1⁄3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup dates (or half of each) or 1 cup raisins (or half of each)
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3⁄4 teaspoon allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 3⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
-
Penuche Frosting
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups confectioners' sugar
directions
- Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs; add applesauce and mix well.
- Stir dry ingredients into mixture, alternating with water.
- Blend fruit and nuts into batter.
- Pour into greased and floured 9"x13" pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes.
- Cool in pan and frost.
- Make frosting: Combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup milk and 3 tablespoons butter in top of double boiler.
- Cook rapidly for about 3 minutes, stirring.
- Cool to luke warm and add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Beat in confectioner's sugar to right consistency.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BeccaB3c
United States