Spiced Applesauce Cake
List of Ingredients
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup thick applesauce
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
Dash salt
1/2 cup raisins
3/4 cup chopped nuts
Apple Glaze, recipe follows
Apple slices, for garnish, optional
Apple Glaze:
Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons apple juice. Add food coloring, if desired. Blend until smooth.
Recipe
Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and beat well. Stir in applesauce. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Add to butter mixture. Stir and beat until well blended. Add raisins and nuts. Stir to blend. Turn batter into greased and lightly floured bundt cake pan. Bake at 375 F until cake is done and pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cake rest in pan for a few minutes. Then turn out onto rack. Pour glaze over cake while it is still warm. Let glaze drizzle down sides of cake. Garnish with fresh apple slices when serving, if desired.
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