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Friday, September 23, 2011

applesauce cake

Apple season is upon us! We have already picked a ton (well, not literally) of apples at an orchard and will probably also be buying more apples from a bulk buy group I belong to, so I am drowning in apples! We have already made fruit leather and applesauce. Since I know I will be stocking my shelves with lots of apple products, I have been trying to use up my older applesauce this week. Shoving it down my kids throats (luckily they love applesauce), and making baked goods to enjoy. I made this applesauce cake this week. This is an old recipe my mom used to make when I was a kid and I love it! Plus, it fills my house with the aroma of Fall and who can resist that?

Applesauce Cake
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2 cups applesauce
1-2 cups raisins (depending on what you like)

--Cream shortening and sugar. Add in eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and combine with wet ingredients. Add applesauce and raisins. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes in a greased 9x 13 pan. Top with the following icing when cool.

3/4- 1 box (lb) powdered sugar
1 egg
1 cube soft butter
1 tsp. vanilla
--Combine all ingredients and add more powdered sugar until desired consistency.

7 comments:

  1. Oh Yum!
    I gotta try this
    Thanks
    xoxo
    ((((hugs))))
    Maggie

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  2. Applesauce Cake sounds like a terrific way to celebrate the beginning of autumn!

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  3. so happy i saw this post. i have an entire jar of applesauce that i need to get ride of. can't wait to see if mine turns out as good as yours looks.

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  4. Glad you're picking and making your own so you don't have to worry about arsenic! LOL! I'd love this recipe I know. Currently dieting. May save for later. My grandmother dried her apples and made fried apple pies from them. We called them tarts. Man were they delish!
    Sandra

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  5. This looks/sounds delicious! Have you ever substituted another kind of fat for the shortening? I don't use shortening but I was thinking of replacing it with some plain yogurt and canola oil.

    I love using applesauce as a fat replacement in brownies - you've got me looking forward to apple picking in a few weeks!

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  6. Oh my, this looks FABULOUS. I want some....NOW!! :)

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  7. Yum!!! I'm picking apples next weekend... I'll save this recipe for that! :) Thanks for sharing! :)

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