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My Mom's Apple Sauce Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Geraldine

"My mother got this when she lived in Virginia. It's really good."

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Original recipe yield 1 - 9x13 or 2 - 8 inch pans

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan or 2 - 8 inch round pans.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. set aside.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in water and egg. Add flour mixture alternately with applesauce and mix thoroughly. Fold in nuts and raisins.
Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.
To make frosting: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add milk and vanilla and mix in. Add confectioners sugar and orange or lemon juice. Beat until fluffy, then frost cake.

Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2003 by MERRITT

My boyfriends family love Applesauce Cake and, when I made this recipe they fell in love with... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2005 by MADYSMA

This recipe was a hit with my family. I served it to dinner guests and had to give out the... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2003 by STARCHASER

I am teaching a cooking class for 8 six to eight year olds. This was the first cake they... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2008 by MOOSH34

Pretty good. Everyone said they liked it. I followed the recipe. MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2006 by CNADAHL

Love the cake. I didn't make it with rasins or walnuts cause I didn't have any and instead of... MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2006 by SDROSIE

cake has good flavor, but turned out more like a banana bread, top got hard.. I can say I'm... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2007 by Patsy's

very very good MORE

Reviewed on Mar. 3, 2005 by SARAHP79

This is a great recipe, it was eaten very quickly. MORE