Grandma’s Wonderful Picnic Cake

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Spice Cake Recipes

The oh-so-delicious but extremely fattening deep-fried yam fries have no place in my kitchen.

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 24
Yield: 1 9×13-inch cake

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 1 cup white sugar
  3. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  4. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  5. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  6. ½ teaspoon salt
  7. ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  8. 2 eggs
  9. 1 cup vegetable oil
  10. 2 cups applesauce
  11. ½ cup chopped walnuts
  12. ½ cup raisins
  13. ½ cup brown sugar
  14. 1 cup chopped walnuts
  15. 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  2. Whisk flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Beat eggs and vegetable oil in a separate large bowl until creamy; mix applesauce into egg mixture. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until batter is smooth. Fold 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  3. Mix brown sugar, 1 cup walnuts, and chocolate chips together in a bowl; spread over the cake.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 269 kcal
Carbohydrate 30 g
Cholesterol 16 mg
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Protein 3 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 150 mg
Sugars 19 g
Fat 17 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Sierra Wilson
I made this as written. It is delicious and will travel well.

 

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