Spicy Applesauce Cake Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 227
  • Fat:
  • 10 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 18 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 185 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 34 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Spicy Applesauce Cake

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For a "picnic perfect" dessert, this moist delicious cake travels and slices very well. With chocolate chips, walnuts and raisins, it's a real crowd-pleaser. -Marian Platt, Sequim, Washington

SERVINGS: 20-24

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 cups applesauce
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup raisins
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add shortening, applesauce and eggs; beat until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips, walnuts and raisins. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Yield: 20-24 servings.

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