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.