Fancy Applesauce Cake
A moist, flavorful applesauce cake packed with raisins, nuts, and spices. Perfect for cozy gatherings, it develops rich flavor after resting for about a week.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cream together sugar, shortening, and eggs.
- Add hot applesauce with baking soda; beat well.
- Add sifted flour, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; beat well.
- Fold in raisins, chopped nuts, and chopped maraschino cherries.
- Pour batter into a tube pan.
- Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool, then wrap in wine cloth and store in a tight container.
- Let stand about a week or 10 days before eating for full flavor.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
880
kcal
44% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).