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Applesauce Cake

Applesauce Cake

A recipe for an applesauce cake, with an optional addition of raisins. Note: The instruction 'Dissolve soda in applesauce if crack' is ambiguous and may refer to the soda being clumpy or the applesauce having a particular consistency.

DessertCakeBakedAmerican

The Original

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Ingredients

  • ●1/2 Cup shortening
  • ●1/2 Cup brown sugar
  • ●1 Egg
  • ●1 Cup applesauce
  • ●1 teas. salt
  • ●1 teas. Cinnamon
  • ●1/2 teas. ground clove
  • ●1 teas. baking soda
  • ●1 1/2 - 2 Cups flour
  • ●1 Cup raisins (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cream shortening, sugar & egg together.

  2. 2

    Add applesauce.

  3. 3

    Dissolve soda in applesauce if crack.

  4. 4

    Sift flour, salt, spices & clove with part of the flour & add to first mixture.

  5. 5

    Add enough flour to make a fairly stiff batter.

  6. 6

    Pour into a greased loaf pan & bake in moderate oven (350°) 50 to 60 min.

  7. 7

    Optional: Add 1 Cup raisins to the batter.