Christmas Applesauce Cake Food

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Set aside.
• In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and honey until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Beat in applesauce.
• Generously coat a nonstick 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray. Spoon batter into pan; smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (but slightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Turn out of pan onto a cutting board or baking sheet; invert cake onto rack, top side up. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if desired.

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat together the oil, eggs, molasses and applesauce till smooth.
• Add the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• beat till smooth.
• Pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9x13 in baking pan.
• Place cake in a preheated 375 degree oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until it tests done.
• Remove and cool completely ona wire rack.
• Just before serving dust with powdered sugar.

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue mixing. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla, then mix until well blended and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce. Fold in the raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf or tube pan and bake until firm to the touch, about 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then turn it out, and dust with powdered sugar.

HOLIDAY GUMDROP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour Bunt or angle food cake pan.
• Cream butter add eggs and sugar.
• Mix applesauce, soda, nutmeg and cinnamon together.
• Add to butter and egg mixture.
• Add gumdrops, nuts to flour and salt.
• (Mix to dredge).
• Add the flour-salt-gumdrop-nut mixture, mix thoughly.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake 1-1/2 hours.

APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Tip all the ingredients into a pan, then cover with a lid. Place the pan on a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 15 mins until the apples break down into a purée. Stir to knock out any lumps, then tip into a serving dish.

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.

MOTHER'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
• Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on wire rack.
• To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
• Combine all ingredients; pour in prepared pan.
• Bake 60-65 minutes or until done.

PAULA DEEN'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease a 13x9x2" baking pan.
• Cream together the granulated sugar and shortening until fluffy using an electric mixer.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir the raisins and nuts into the flour mixture.
• Add the flour mixture and applesauce alternately to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the center of the cake is firm to the touch.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.