Applesauce Spice Cake
"Very good cake that the whole family enjoys. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (February 1985)"
photo by heidi
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
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For cake
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups applesauce
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco) or 1/2 cup margarine, room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 cup raisins
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For frosting
- 3⁄4 cup butter, room temperature
- 5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
- Combine all cake ingredients excep for walnuts and raisins (flour - nutmeg) in a large bowl of an electric mixer and beat well. Stir in walnuts (if using) and raisins. Pour into pans, spreading evenly. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cakes test done with a toothpick and are golden brown. Cool cakes on a cake rack. When completely cool spread frosting (recipe below) between layers and on top and sides of cake. If desired, sprinkle cake with chopped walnuts.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cakes test done with a toothpick and are golden brown.
- Cool cakes on a cake rack. When completely cool spread frosting (recipe below) between layers and on top and sides of cake. If desired, sprinkle cake with chopped walnuts.
- To make frosting using an electric mixer beat butter in a small bowl until light (3 minutes) and then add remaining frosting ingredients, beating until smooth (3 minutes).
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Reviews
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Ok, I haven't made a layer cake in a hundred years...but thought this would be a good day to try this recipe. Man oh man!!! What a fantastic cake! And it came out BEAUTIFUL! I was so pleased. Simple to put together, I did double the spices, I'm a spicy girl, yea right..LOL and it was perfect. Iced with cream cheese frosting. This will be a favorite around here. Thanks for sharing with us. -
This cake is delicious. It turned out moist and flavorful; the apple flavor really shines through. I attempted to make the cake recipe as stated with no alterations, only to discover 10 minutes into baking that I had forgotten to add the raisins and nuts. I baked it in a 9x13 pan for 31 minutes. I used a cream cheese icing which complemented the cake perfectly. -
What a great recipe! I used the frosting as suggested by sweet chef and I couldn't wait until it was cool so I drizzled the frosting on anyway and ate it warm! Just yummy.. -
made this for someone's birthday. used the frosting except ran out of butter so partially used butter flavor crisco, which tasted great. -
I needed to clean out the fridge and use up some applesauce, this was a great recipe to do that with. Next time I will increase the spices just a bit. Frosted this with a caramel topping and am giving it to a friend who is a student with four hungry teenagers. I'm sure it will be gone before tomorrow.
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