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Raisin Spice Cake Recipe

Bernice Morris from Marshfield, Missouri sent in her aunt's recipe for a moist spiced dessert with plenty of raisins. It's so satisfying you won't know the sugar was replaced with sweetener. -Bernice Morris, Marshfield, Missouri

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Raisin Spice Cake Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

20 20 40

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups raisins
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup egg substitute
Liquid artificial sweetener equivalent to 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

In a saucepan over medium heat, cook raisins and water until water is absorbed. Transfer to a bowl; add applesauce, oil, egg substitute, sweetener and vanilla. Combine the remaining ingredients; add to applesauce mixture and stir well. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 221 calories, 12 g fat (0 saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 182 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fat, 1 starch, 1 fruit.

Originally published as Raisin Spice Cake in Quick Cooking November/December 1999, p45