APPLESAUCE CAKE
Serves: 12
Source: LaDonna
Effort: easy
Comments: this is one of my dad's favorites recipe. I will make this is two small square cake pans. That way he can freeze half of it.
Ingredients:
2-1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1-1/2 c. applesauce
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg
1 t. ground nutmeg
1 t/ ground allspice
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 /t. baking soda
1/2 c. boiling water
Frosting:
2 t. flour
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 t. ground cinnamon
1 t. margarine, melted
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped pecans
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 325
Grease a 9 x 13" cake pan
Combine flour, sugar, applesauce, shortening, egg, nutmeg and allspice.
Mix well
Stir in raisins & pecans
Combine soda & water: add to batter. Mix well
Pour into pan
Bake 50 - 55 min. or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean
Frosting:
Combine brown sugar, flour & cinnamon. Add margarine. Stir in raisins & pecans. Spread on warm cake.
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