Grandma Florences Applesauce Cake Food

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.

MY GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Prepare a tube pan.
• Put raisins in a 1 quart pan and cover with water.
• Cook until almost dry.
• Meanwhile, combine dry ingredients.
• When raisins are done mix into dry ingredients with applesauce and melted butter.
• Bake in prepared tube pan for 1 1/2 hours.

GRANDMA FLORENCE'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix or sift dry ingredients together.
• Add butter butter and applesauce.
• Mix all this together well.
• Pour into a greased tube pan.
• Bake at 350 for about an hour or until toothpick comes out clean.

GRANDMA'S STYLE APPLE CAKE WITH VANILLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel the apples and cut into thin slices. Toss slices in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Melt butter. Brush mold with butter. Cool the remaining butter to room temperature and add 1/2 cup of sugar and brown sugar. Whisk butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg with milk and whisk. Stir in flour, baking powder and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Pour into the mold. Put the sliced apples on top and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 40 minutes.;
• Scrape the vanilla bean into scalded milk. Whisk yolks and sugar. Add a little hot milk to the yolk and sugar mixture. Pour back into the hot milk. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon over a low heat until it starts to thicken. Make sure it does not boil. Strain and let cool down.

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.

GRANDMA'S SPICY APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Dust raisins in cocoa and set aside.
• Mix in dry ingredients and applesauce.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Grease and dust a 9" tube pan or bundt pan with cocoa.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 70-80 minutes, until cake tests done with a toothpick.
• Cool slightly before removing from pan.
• Frost with Glossy Chocolate Icing #90756.

GRAN'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in apples and pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar (mixture will be soft). Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRANDMA LEACH'S FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan and one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl. Stir in the applesauce and oil, then mix in the raisins, dates, mixed fruit and 2 cups of walnuts. Pour into the prepared pans. Pans should be about 3/4 full if using mini pans, or an assortment.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean.

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.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients except last three. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water; add to batter. Mix well. Drain softened raisins and fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees F for 40 minutes. If desired, dust top with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cold. Store in an airtight container.

GRANDMA'S ONE BOWL MOLASSES APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients, cut in butter. Stir in molasses, egg, applesauce, raisins.
• Pour into greased and floured 8" square pan. Bake 350 for 40-45 minute.
• Drizzle with glaze when cool.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH RAISINS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar till light.
• Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
• Stir in raisins and pecans.
• Turn batter into greased and lightly floured pan (13 x 9 x 2-inch).
• Bake at 350 F about 45 minutes to till done.
• Cool in pan.
• (an additional 1/3 cup raisins can be substituted for the 1/2 cup of pecans, if desired).