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Recipe #4 · The Cake Cookbook

My Mom's Apple Sauce Cake

19 ingredients11 steps~48 min active

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup chopped raisins
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar applesauce
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup orange juice

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan or 2 - 8 inch round pans.

  2. 2

    Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. set aside.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

  4. 4

    Mix in water and egg.

  5. 5

    Add flour mixture alternately with applesauce and mix thoroughly.

  6. 6

    Fold in nuts and raisins.

  7. 7

    Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.· 48m

  8. 8

    Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting. To make frosting: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.

  9. 9

    Add milk and vanilla and mix in.

  10. 10

    Add confectioners sugar and orange or lemon juice.

  11. 11

    Beat until fluffy, then frost cake.