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EASY APPLESAUCE CAKE

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1 pkg. plain spice cake mix
1 C sweetened applesauce
1/2 C buttermilk
1/3 C butter, at room temperature
1/3 C solid Crisco
1 t pure vanilla extract
1 t finely grated lemon zest
2 large eggs
1 C chopped peeled apple
1/2 C chopped pecans




Recipe

Preheat oven 350º. Place rack in the center of the oven.

Lightly mist a 12 C Bundt pan with vegetable oil spray, then
dust with flour. Shake out excess flour and set aside.

Place all ingredients EXCEPT apple and pecans in a large
mixing bowl. Blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1
minute. Stop mixer and scrape down the sides with a rubber
spatula. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Scrape down
the sides if necessary. Batter should look well blended.

Fold in apple and pecans. Pour into the prepared pan,
smoothing it out with the spatula. Place in oven.

Bake until golden brown and spring back when lightly touched
with your finger, about 50 to 55 minutes.

Remove form oven an let cool on a rack for 20 minutes. Run
a long, sharp knife around the edge of the cake to loosen
and invert onto the rack so cake cools right side up. Allow
to cool completely, about 30 minutes more.