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Applesauce Cake
This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Recipes Tried and True.
Ingredients
ServingsOriginal: Serves 16
- butter, 1 stick/125 g/4.4 oz, plus extra for greasing1/2 cup
- white sugar, 225 g1 cup
- raisins, 125 g1 1/2 cup
- all-purpose flour, 250 g1 3/4 cup
- ground cloves1/2 tsp
- ground allspice1/2 tsp
- ground cinnamon1/2 tsp
- ground almonds, 125 g1/2 cup
- baking soda1 tsp
- hot water, hot1 tbsp
- unsweetened applesauce, 275 g, unsweetened1 cup
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 7 steps
Preheat the oven to . Grease and line two round cake pans.
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
Mix in the raisins, flour, spices, almonds and applesauce.
Dissolve baking soda in hot water and stir into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
Bake for 45 minutes until golden.
Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and leave them to cool.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
