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Applesauce Spice Cake

Applesauce, raisins, and warm spices make a tender sheet cake topped with brown sugar pecan frosting.

$0.74per serving $
65 minstart to table
16servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups applesauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp whole milk
  • 3 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • chopped pecans

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
  2. Soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain them.
  3. Beat butter, eggs, granulated sugar, flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, applesauce, and water until combined.
  4. Fold in the raisins and pecans, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 35 minutes.
  5. Melt one-half cup butter with brown sugar, milk, and salt in a saucepan, then stir in confectioners sugar and hot water.
  6. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and sprinkle on chopped pecans.

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