Applesauce Cake with Golden Raisins and Dates
- Yield 10 to 12 servings
Try this easy-to-make Applesauce Cake for your next gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 -- eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 cups warm applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup nuts
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 1 cup dates, chopped
Instructions
- Cream sugars and shortening. Beat in eggs. Add flour, soda, salt, spices, applesauce and vanilla. Add nuts and fruit. (If desired, sprinkle with part of the flour.) Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325F for 1 1/2 hours. This cake freezes well.
Recipe reprinted with permission from the Junior League of Tyler’s Cooking Through Rose-Colored Glasses (The Junior League of Tyler, Texas, 1975).
