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applesauce spice cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Kathren Capps
Knightdale, NC

When I was growing up my Father was in the Amy and we spent alot of time in Germany, we had a family friend we called Big Momma, I always pretended to cook and loved to bake. My Big Momma gave me a recipe for this Applesauce Spice cake back in the early 60's and when I got out on my own it has been a tradition in my family every Thanksgiving and has won 2 Blue Ribbons in the Wayne Co. Agriculture Fair for 2 years in a row.

(2 ratings)
yield 8 -10
prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For applesauce spice cake

  • 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
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    cloves
  • 1/2 tsp
    allspice & nutmeg
  • 1/2 c
    shortning
  • 1 3/4 c
    applesauce
  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 1 c
    chopped nuts & raisens (optional)

How To Make applesauce spice cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Grease and flour a 13-9-2 inch baking pan (I use a tube pan)
  • 3
    Sift flour,sugar,baking powder,soda,salt & spices into large bowl. Add shortning & applesauce;beat one min. just to combine.
  • 4
    At medium speed beat for 2 more min. constantly guiding batter into beaters. Add eggs then beat for 2 min.
  • 5
    Combine risens & walnuts, fold into batter.
  • 6
    Turn batter into floured baking pan; bake for 45 to 1 hr. (depending on type of pan used) min. or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
  • 7
    Let cake cool completely in pan on a wire rack, remove from pan dust with powdered sugar.

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