This recipe is quick and simple and uses applesauce in the batter to produce a luscious cake that you can decorate whatever you like, if you like.
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 to 9 – inch square cake |
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup applesauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square cake pan. Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper, or dust lightly with flour.
- Sir together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
- In a large bowl, cream shortening. Blend in brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce; make 3 dry and 2 liquid additions, combining lightly after each. Turn batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 227 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 195 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I served it with whip cream instead of icing and it was wonderful , very moist and deliciously spicey.
Inmates loved it
This is a good snack cake and we liked it. i did add a few things: in addition to the cinnamon – allspice, ginger, and ground cloves – a little of each, plus i have some caramel extract which really added a nice taste. Did not frost but just dusted with powdered sugar. A great fall treat.
I made this to bring into work today for October birthdays, and today was pretty hectic so I don’t know if everyone liked it or not. However, it was half gone by 1 pm, which is pretty good for our group, and I got at least one comment it was really good. I thought it was a tad sweet, but I tend to think that about most baked goods. Very easy, too. I always buy butter flavored shortening, so perhaps that added to it–not sure. I would like a few more spices in this to make it more of an applesauce spice cake. I baked in a bundt pan and while it was small, it baked in the time alloted. Very good, thanks for the recipe.
For us this is an excellent applesauce cake. some recipes are more like breads but because pf the cake and pastry flour this is definitely a cake. Much lighter than most and keeps so well. I do make it with half shortening and half butter because of flavor. Thanks for a lovely addition to my files.
I made this as a special request from my fiance. We both thought it tasted fine but there was nothing special about it. Maybe it should be a little sweeter. Oh well. Edit: The next day it was much sweeter. I guess it just needed some time for the flavors to settle. It also stayed very moist for a full week. I also forgot to mention that I made my own applesauce for this recipe and I added a glaze. My fiance wanted an applesauce cake like his Grandma used to make so I did my best to accommodate.
I made some adaptations from this recipe to make muffins. It was truly flavourful and my kids just loved the muffins. I used only half of the flour and added oatmeal for the rest. Simple change and made a hit with the kids. Thanks!