Special Frosted Applesauce Cake Food

EASY APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8-inch baking pan with non-stick spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add in the applesauce and mix well.
• Add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves and mix just until combined.
• Fold in the walnuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into your prepared dish and bake for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Sprinkle with the powdered sugar, cut and serve!

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas 4). Butter and flour a 9-inch-square baking pan.
• Sift flour into a mixing bowl with the granulated sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and baking soda. Use a whisk or spoon to blend the dry ingredients thoroughly.
• Add the melted butter, applesauce, and the beaten egg and stir until the batter is well blended.
• Fold in the raisins and 1 cup of chopped walnuts. Stir to blend.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when the cake is done.
• Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and then carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and butter. Beat until fluffy.
• Beat in the confectioners' sugar, a little at a time.
• Add about 1 tablespoon of milk and the vanilla. Beat, adding more milk if needed for a fluffy spreading consistency.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake and then sprinkle the top with chopped walnuts, if desired.
• Serve and enjoy!

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.

SPICED APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust the racks to the center of the oven. Spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray.
• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves and nutmeg in a large bowl. Beat together the butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl with an electric hand-held mixer until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the applesauce, ending with the flour, being careful not to over-mix. Transfer the batter to the prepared Bundt pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, 55 minutes. Cool completely before inverting. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if using.

MY CREAM CHEESE AND APPLESAUCE FROSTING

Steps:

• With the electric mixer, cream the butter into the cream cheese.
• Add the applesauce.
• Gradually blend in the icing sugar until a nice creamy consistency is obtained.

FIRST PRIZE APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Steps:

• Sift together flour, soda, salt, spices and cocoa.
• Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine oil and sugar.
• Beat until well blended.
• Stir in hot applesauce and blend thoroughly.
• Add dry ingredients, blending well.
• Stir in nuts.
• Turn batter into well greased and floured 9" x 13" pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes; then reduce temperature to 375 degrees and bake about 15 minutes longer.
• Cool completely.
• Caramel Frosting:
• Melt 1/2 c butter in sauce pan over low heat.
• Stir in 1 c brown sugar, firmly packed, and 1/4 tsp salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in 1/4 c milk.
• Return pan to heat and bring to a full boil.
• Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in 2 c confectioner's sugar, and beat until smooth.
• If frosting is too thick, beat in a little milk.