Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake

Name: Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup unsweetened applesauce; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 large eggs; 2 cup raisins; 1 cup chopped pecans; 4 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground cloves; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup dark spiced rum(optional); 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

USA

I've been finding and making several of Grandma Flora's recipes. This is the latest I've come across. Honestly this sounds divine for Autumn weather but I just can't wait. Good food really should be enjoyed everyday!

Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook

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Ingredients

10 mins

16 servings

cake batter
2 cupunsweetened applesauce
2 tspbaking soda
2 1/2 cupgranulated sugar
1 cupunsalted butter
2 largeeggs
2 cupraisins
1 cupchopped pecans
4 1/4 cupall-purpose flour
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspground cloves
2 tspground cinnamon
1 tspground nutmeg
1 tspbaking powder
1 cupdark spiced rum(optional)
finishing touch
1/2 cuppowdered sugar

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Steps

10 mins

1

If using optional rum, soak raisins in rum for one hour before using. Otherwise, soak raisins in one cup warm water for for one hour. Drain and set aside.
2

Sift all dry ingredients together, including spices, except baking soda. Set aside.
3

Add baking soda to applesauce. Mix well and set aside too.
4

Cream butter and sugar. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed mixer. Stop and scrape down sides and bottom at least twice.
5

Add eggs, one at a time until each egg is well incorporated.
6

Mix in applesauce. This may look broken, it's not.
7

On low speed, mix in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in by hand the raisins and nuts.
8

Grease and flour a 10 cup Bundt cake pan. Pour in cake batter.
9

In a preheated 300°F fahrenheit oven, bake cake for 90 minutes, yes 90 minutes!
10

Cool cake. Cover with powdered sugar and serve with fresh whipped cream.
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Recipe by grandma Flora. Steven's most amazing and fabulous grandmother. Passed down to taylor68too.