Applesauce Cake With Butterscotch Meringue Food

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• To make the applesauce cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice for 30 seconds. Make a well in the center and set aside.
• To a separate large mixing bowl add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs. Using an electric hand mixer beat on medium speed until fairly pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add applesauce, vegetable oil and 1 tsp vanilla extract to sugar mixture and blend with hand mixer until combined.
• Pour applesauce mixture into well in flour mixture then gently fold and stir mixture just until there's no longer streaks or pockets of flour. Mixture will be lumpy and that's okay.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Wiggle pan to level batter out even.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out free of batter (a moist crumb or two is fine), about 30 to 40 minutes.
• Let cake cool on a wire rack (to speed up cooling you can cool in the fridge).
• To make the cream cheese frosting: Add cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla to a large mixing bowl.
• Using an electric hand mixer (with clean beater blades), blend mixture on low speed until combined. Then increase speed to high and whip for several minutes until light and fluffy.
• If needed you can freeze the frosting in 3 minute increments, stirring between intervals, until it's firmed up some.
• Frost cake with cream cheese frosting then cut into slices.

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Measure out cake flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg into a large bowl and sift three times.
• Cream butter with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add sugar and cream together.
• Add egg and mix.
• Add pecans and dates. Mix to combine.
• Alternate adding a little bit of the sifted flour and spices with a little bit of applesauce, starting and ending with the applesauce. Mix until just combined each time you add.
• Pour ingredients into a buttered and floured tube cake pan.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes. Mine was done right at 50 minutes when I tested it with a toothpick into the center.
• Allow the pan to cool for 10-15 minutes before loosening the edges with a knife and inverting cake to a cooling rack.
• Tastes best served warm with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter on medium heat. Add brown sugar, heavy cream and salt. Bring the sauce to a low boil and keep it boiling for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract and stir to combine.
• This sauce will thicken slightly as it cools, and will thicken significantly if refrigerated. Pours best at room temperature.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.

APPLESAUCE CAKE I

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in flour, soda, and spices. Add nuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.