The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2011
Although the icing is great the cake was heavy, bland and we could taste the baking soda. I was thinking of ways to tweak the recipe - reduce the b.soda, add some b. powder, reduce the flour by a half cup etc. - but I think I will just choose a different appplesauce cake recipe next time.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2011
This is a mixed review, but only because I had a very hard time creaming the butter and sugar. I gave it ten minutes and then added more butter. I've been baking for more than thirty years and while I'm not a professional, I believe I have lots of experience. It is obvious to me that this recipe is a little off when it comes to the proportions for butter and sugar. I added a tbsp of butter at a time and finally it felt right at 3/4 cup butter to 2c sugar. It creamed beautifully and I continued with the recipe. I halved the cloves and added nutmeg and cardamom instead. It was a very moist, very flavorful cake. The frosting was delectable, like a penuche fudge. I sprinkled walnuts on top and voila, it was a hit. Did anyone else have to tweak the butter? I'm curious.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: May 9, 2011
I baked this cake yesterday. I made all kinds of changes, not because I thought the recipe was lacking, but because I had to accommodate some ingredient shortages. I added one chopped apple to make up for a shortage of applesauce. I had to add some white sugar and a bit of molasses to compensate for s shortage of brown sugar. I didn't have raisins or dates, so I used a dried fruit trail mix instead. The cake turned out wonderfully. Very moist. Delicious. Six pieces were eaten before I got around to the icing, so I thought I'd just serve with whipped cream. No need that! The cake is perfect, just perfect all by itself! Exceptional. All we need it a photo to do it justice.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2011
This cake is wonderful! Came out great. Next time, and there will be a next time, I'm going to cut the cloves to 1/2 tsp. Little too much with a whole tsp, but still marvelous. Icing is to die for. Going to do as another review suggests and freeze it in thirds as it is a HUGH cake and only 2 of us!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2010
I chose this b/c my Father-in-law spoke of a cake his Mom used to make growing up. I typed in the ingredients and this came up. What do you know, it is the exact cake his Mom made. He LOVES it and so do I. It's a rich cake and somewhat heavy, so one cake goes a long, long way. Thanks you so much for posting it, what a blessing to my family. :)
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: May 11, 2010
Very moist, great way to use a lot of applesauce. I used sweetened applesauce so I cut the amount of sugar in half. I also only added raisins and no nuts. It was great!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2010
I used 1c of sugar only- because the homemade applesauce I used was sweetened- the cake was just the perfect amount of sweet. I also used craisins and white chocolate chips instead. VERY delicious and easy!!
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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2010
Excellent flavor - an instant hit. I only used 1/2 the icing and it was plenty. I also cut the clove in half.
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009
This cake was phenomenal! Will definetely be sharing it with others.
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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009
I omitted the cloves because I was out and in place added 1/2 tsp allspice and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. I followed the rest of the recipe exactly but it ended up having a bit of a strange taste but that was my fault due to my spice alterations. The texture was nice and it made a beautiful large cake! UPDATE: I loved the applesauce in this recipe so I changed this into a cocoa apple cake by adding 1/4c cocoa powder, 2c finely chopped apple (in place of raisins & dates), 1 Tbsp vanilla and 3/4 c ss chocolate chips. I used 1 c brown sugar & 2 c splenda and it turned out wonderful! I froze it in 3rds and it was still delicious after it defrosted. This is a good base recipe! Next I think I'll try making a carrot-like cake out of it! Thanks!
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