How to Make an Applesauce Cake

Applesauce cake is easy to make and takes lees than two hours to cook. Make a sugar-free applesauce cake by using a sugar substitute and sugar free applesauce. This recipe was designed with original applesauce, try a flavored applesauce such as cinnamon, cherry or orange to create a different tasting cake. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 heaping tsp. cinnamon
• 1 can applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup raisins
• Butter or cooing spray
• Cake pan
• Vanilla icing
• 1 apple

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix the flour, baking soda, sugar, salt and cinnamon.

3. Sift the mixture into a fine powder.

4. Add the applesauce, eggs, oil, raisins and vanilla.

5. Stir the ingredients until combined.

6. Grease and flour the cake pan.

7. Place in the oven and bake for 1 hour.

8. Check the cake to see if it is done. Stick a toothpick in the middle of the cake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cake is finished. If the toothpick still has cake stuck to it, cook it for an additional 10 minutes and then check again. Repeat until the cake is cooked all the way through.

9. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool.

10. Turn the pan upside down on a cake plate to remove the cake.

11. Spread the vanilla icing over the top of the cake.

12. Slice an apple and spread it over the top of the applesauce cake for decoration.

Tips & Warnings

• Use oven mitts when removing the cake from the pan.

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on 10/24/2007 I'll bet this cake would be fantastic with a cream cheese frosting!