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Nita's Applesauce and Bourbon Cake

By: Evelyn Carroll  
"A delicious cake suitable for gift giving. The cake is great fresh, but better when aged. It is best to make around Thanksgiving to be ready for Christmas. This can be made in a 9x5 inch loaf pan with the baking time adjusted to 1 hour and 40 minutes. Happy Holidays!"

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Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
4 Hrs
Ready In:
4 Hrs 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9 inch tube pan
 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups applesauce
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, halved
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  • 1 cup bourbon whiskey

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan. Line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, then grease the paper. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine applesauce, butter and sugar. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, and set aside to cool.
  2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add chopped pecans, raisins, chopped dates and cherries. Stir until the fruit and nuts are evenly coated. Stir in the cooled applesauce mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Slowly pour bourbon on cake, letting it soak in. To speed up the process, you can use a toothpick to puncture many small holes all over the cake before pouring on the Bourbon. You will think that you are using too much Bourbon. Don't worry. You really want to soak the cake in Bourbon! Wrap cake well and store in refrigerator.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 578 | Total Fat: 16.2g | Cholesterol: 41mg

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Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2005 by Jenny 
Excellent for Christmas cake! My older kids loved it and so do I. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2004 by nanavic51 
To much bourbon!!! The cake would have had a good taste had the bourbon not been so... MORE

 
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