APPLESAUCE CAKE

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APPLESAUCE CAKE

 

1/2 cup oil

1.5 cups sugar

1.5 cups unsweetened applesauce

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

1.5 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon OR 1/4 tsp ginger OR 1/2 tsp allspice

+ 1/8 tsp cloves + 1/8 tsp nutmeg

 

Mix oil and sugar well, add applesauce, and mix in the dry ingredients. Beat until smooth. Pour into an oiled and floured pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes, slightly longer in a loaf pan. This cake is even better the next day.

 

Well, that's the recipe as it appears in The Farm Vegetarian Cookbook (more or less). It's a typical Farm Cookbook cake recipe--no eggs, no dairy, but plenty of sugar. Remarks:

 

1. The book specifies "white flour," but I had great results with whole wheat pastry.

 

2. The book says "8-inch cake pan or angel food cake pan," but an 8-inch pan is MUCH too small. As I recall, my 9-inch square pan nearly overflowed.

 

3. I don't remember which spice option I used. I think I mixed cinnamon with one of the other two choices.

 

4. Nuts and raisins are good additions. Especially nuts sprinkled on top.

 

Source. Bluemud

 

 

Flor

 

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