Applesauce Cake

Name: Applesauce Cake
Ingredients: 1 3/4 c. flour, sifted; 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. allspice; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1/4 tsp. cloves; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 c. shortening; 1 c. sugar; 1 egg, well beaten; 1 c. unsweetened applesauce

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 c. unsweetened applesauce

Directions

1

Set oven at 350° then grease and flour a loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3-inch.
2

Sift together the first 6 ingredients.
3

Cream shortening, adding sugar gradually.
4

Continue to beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well, stirring in applesauce.
5

Add sifted dry ingredients, stirring only enough to blend.
6

Pour into pan and bake 50 to 60 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on a rack. Frost with Butter Frosting.