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Reduced Fat Applesauce Spice Cake

Source of Recipe


Flippo Berio Website



List of Ingredients



• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  
• 1/2 cup extra light olive oil
  
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
  
• 1 cup raisins
  
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
  






Instructions



1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees (350 for dark pan). Grease a 9" square cake pan with extra light olive oil or spray with vegetable spray. Set aside.
   
   
2. In a medium-sized bowl combine flour, baking soda and spices.
   
   
3. In a large bowl cream brown sugar and olive oil until mixture is well blended. Add applesauce and mix well.
   
   
4. Add flour/spice mixture and beat with electric mixer at low spead, increasing speed until mixture is well combined. Stir in nuts and raisins.
   
   
5. (I like to toast the nuts for about 10 minutes while the oven is heating and also plump raisins mixed with some water or apple juice, etc. in a small pan on stove top. Heat raisin and liquid mixture for a few minutes until mixture comes to a boil. Drain liquid and cool raisins prior to adding to cake batter.)
   
   
6. Spread batter evenly into prepared 9" cake pan.
   
   
7. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle of cake comes out clean.
   
   
8. Cool on rack in pan 10 minutes. Run table knife around edge of cake before turning out of the pan.
   
   
9. Makes 9 servings