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Mother's Applesauce Cake

By: Cathy Brisco

"This is a good, old-fashioned, applesauce, pound cake. It will fill your house with the spicy fragrance of Fall."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 tube cake

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 cups unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
Cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours, or until done. Cool.
To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat, and stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 601 | Total Fat: 19.8g | Cholesterol: 65mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2005 by Sara

Wow! This cake is great!! I've been on an applesauce cake kick lately, but my search ends with...

Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2004 by CEECE

This cake is DELICIOUS ! Easy to make and turned out perfectly.---- The only change I made to...

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by SNICKERS743

to die for....and the icing is absolutlely wonderful. Make the icing while the cake cools,...

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by JONI K.

Very moist, rich cake. I would recommend cutting back a bit on the cloves, but will be making...

Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2004 by DAYBREAKFIVE

I made this a cou[le of nights ago. I left out the raisins (kids don't like raisins but will...

Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by CookinCali

I chose this b/c my Father-in-law spoke of a cake his Mom used to make growing up. I typed in...

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2006 by COOK471

Wonderful! I used craisens instead of raisens and then pecans instead of walnuts. I baked it...

Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2005 by linda

I reduced the cooking time to 1 hr 15 mins and felt I could have reduced it 5 mins. more. ...

Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2003 by EMERSON

GOOD WAY TO USE UP LAST YEARS APPLESAUCE MINE CANNED WAS SWEETENED A BIT BUT I JUST USED LESS...

Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2003 by BQUEEN

Best ever! I've baked it twice, came out perfect both times. And, believe it or not,the...

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