Applesauce Cake Recipe

Enjoy Trying Grandma's Old-Time Recipes For Applesauce Cake

There's nothing like an old-time applesauce cake recipe for making a superb fruit cake with the delicious flavor of apples and spices. And, you'll love the wonderful fragrance that wafts throughout your kitchen while it bakes. You'll imagine you're in Grandma's old farmhouse kitchen.

Applesauce cake is so good tasting! Especially when it's made with homemade applesauce. Even after a big meal, you'll always find room for a generous slice of applesauce cake. It will make any dinner party special, but it's also a perfect cake to serve when you want to enjoy a special coffee break with a close friend.

Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake

1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
1 cup raisins
1/4 pound peel
1-1/2 cups hot applesauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Nutmeg to taste
2-1/2 cups flour
2 level teaspoons baking soda dissolved in the hot applesauce
3 tablespoons molasses are sometimes added.

Bake in a loaf pan in a moderate oven (about 350°F) till done.

Applesauce And Raisin Cake

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, or lard
2-1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups stoned raisins

Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) till done.

Dried apples, 1 cup; molasses, 1 cup; 1 egg; sugar, 1/2 cup; milk 1/2 cup; flour 2-1/2 cups; baking powder, 1 teaspoonful. Directions: Soak the dried apples overnight, then steam until soft; then simmer them slowly in the molasses, until well cooked; when cool, add the other ingredients and bake till done.