Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake
Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake

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Her mom, Grandma Florence, made these for her when she was growing up. It has been passed down now to me, the fourth generation. This was made by my grandmother every Holiday.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have grandma flora's spiced applesauce cake using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake:
  1. Prepare cake batter
  2. Get 2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  3. Prepare 2 tsp baking soda
  4. Prepare 2 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  5. Take 1 cup unsalted butter
  6. Take 2 large eggs
  7. Make ready 2 cup raisins
  8. Take 1 cup chopped pecans
  9. Prepare 4 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  10. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  11. Take 1 tsp ground cloves
  12. Take 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  13. Get 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  14. Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
  15. Take 1 cup dark spiced rum(optional)
  16. Take finishing touch
  17. Take 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Sweet, tender and incredibly moist, our applesauce cake is super easy to put together and is a hit every time! Easy to make and perfectly spiced, this applesauce cake boasts browned butter frosting that makes it completely irresistable! Combine all cake ingredients except raisins and pecans in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until ingredients are moistened.

Steps to make Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake:
  1. If using optional rum, soak raisins in rum for one hour before using. Otherwise, soak raisins in one cup warm water for for one hour. Drain and set aside.
  2. Sift all dry ingredients together, including spices, except baking soda. Set aside.
  3. Add baking soda to applesauce. Mix well and set aside too.
  4. Cream butter and sugar. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed mixer. Stop and scrape down sides and bottom at least twice.
  5. Add eggs, one at a time until each egg is well incorporated.
  6. Mix in applesauce. This may look broken, it's not.
  7. On low speed, mix in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in by hand the raisins and nuts.
  8. Grease and flour a 10 cup Bundt cake pan. Pour in cake batter.
  9. In a preheated 300°F fahrenheit oven, bake cake for 90 minutes, yes 90 minutes!
  10. Cool cake. Cover with powdered sugar and serve with fresh whipped cream.
  11. Recipe by grandma Flora. Steven's most amazing and fabulous grandmother. Passed down to taylor68too.

Combine cake mix, eggs, applesauce and oil in large bowl. Otherwise the applesauce adds a nice flavor without overpowering. My husband whose mother used to make spice cake from scratch even liked it! My Grandma is one of the best cooks I know. Every time I visit my grandparents on their farm, my grandmother, without exception, prepares a beautiful feast.

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