Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2012

I made this super easy cake and everyone really enjoyed it with a cup of hot tea. Good little cake that's made of wholesome ingredients (I did reduce the sugar and add a bit of splenda). I did not ice it in order to keep the fat and sugar content down; it was still tasty and I would make this again.

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MAMASITA76

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Herzeliya, Mehoz Tel-Aviv, Israel

Living In: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 13, 2012

Haven't tasted it yet, but adult son says it's really good. Smells wonderful! Didn't ice this, and I cut brown sugar to 1/2 cup, added 1/2 cup of raisins, which provides a natural sweetness, and 1/2 tsp allspice. Also used butter. Thanks! **UPDATE: Love the denseness! Great spice cake and would be great with cream cheese or vanilla frosting. I just sprinkled powdered sugar and topped with whipped cream -- less sugar, was my purpose.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rialto, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

I needed to use up some applesauce that was getting old in the pantry, so I selected this recipe. I made it in a 9” springform pan, which worked out well. Rather than the confectioners’ sugar frosting, I glazed mine with the topping from Caramel Apple Cake, also from this site. I thought the finished cake really lacked pizzaz, although the caramel topping helped. If I were to make this again, I’d definitely add some nuts to the batter and maybe a few on top for some added crunch.

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bellepepper

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2012

This is a wonderful recipe. I used my own apple sauce and had to add a little water(my apple sauce is quite thick and chunky). It baked up beautifully and my husband had seconds for dessert! Will definately make this again!!

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composter

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2011

Sweet dense snack cake. Works well without modification at high altitude (Denver). It was wonderful without frosting.

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HOWEWASS

Home Town: Neenah, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Broomfield, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2011

Loved the smell and flavor of the ingredients. I used homemade applesauce that I had made earlier in the week. Also used the cream cheese II recipe as suggested. I found the cake to be easy to make but was not as happy about how dense and heavy the cake was. Very thick n heavy, but again good flavor.

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nickyp

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Moline, Illinois, USA

Living In: Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2011

I didnt have powdered sugar so i sprinkled a bit of white sugar on top before baking. turned out great!

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shayna

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2011

What a great cake! I used a little less sugar, butter instead of shortening, half whole wheat flour and didn't frost it. My kids are loving it and I feel pretty good about serving it to them! I'll be making this one again and when I do I'll double it.

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scbeltramea

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Danville, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2011

very dense but delicious!

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COLELYN78

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2011

This a review for the cake...(I used Cream Cheese II frosting + 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice to frost). This was a very good cake, easy and moist! I did add 3/4 cup of raisins (soaked in hot water for 10 minutes 1st and then drained), but this cake is great without; I will definitely make this again! I like that it is a "small" cake so we don't have so much sitting around waiting to be eaten up :)

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