Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour; 1 3/4 c. sugar; 1/4 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. ground cloves; 1/2 tsp. ground allspice; 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg; 1/2 c. soft shortening; 1 can (15 oz.) applesauce (1 3/4 c.); 3 eggs (2/3 c.); 1 c. seedless raisins, chopped; 1 c. finely chopped walnuts

14 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 3/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 c. soft shortening
1 can (15 oz.) applesauce (1 3/4 c.)
3 eggs (2/3 c.)
1 c. seedless raisins, chopped
1 c. finely chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Grease well and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
3

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices into large bowl of electric mixer.
4

Add shortening and applesauce; beat 1 minute at low speed, just to combine.
5

At medium speed, beat 2 minutes, constantly cleaning side of bowl with rubber scraper and guiding batter into beaters.
6

Add eggs; beat 2 minutes. Combine raisins and walnuts; fold into batter with rubber scraper. Turn batter into prepared pan.
7

Bake 45 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
8

Let cake cool completely in pan on wire rack.
9

Frost as desired.
10

To serve, cut into rectangles.