Recipes

[house_cat]

I was googling for an easy cake to make with ingredients on hand yesterday and came upon this one that will surely be a keeper. I topped it off with a glaze of confectioner's sugar and soy milk, but you could simply sprinkle it with confectioner's sugar. It was great!

APPLESAUCE CAKE

2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. raisins
1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
1 stick butter (margarine?)
1 large egg (egg substitute?)
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. applesauce

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Stir together the flour, soda, baking powder, and spices.

In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and then slowly add a portion of the dry ingredients, then a little of the applesauce, and continue alternating wet and dry ingredients, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add the raisins, walnuts, and vanilla at the end.

Turn into a greased and floured pan, and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. To test for doneness inserted toothpick into the center of the cake -- it should remain clean when removed.

Cool the cake in the pan. Dust with confectioners sugar after removing from pan, when cake is cool. Or you can do what I did and pour the glaze over the warm cake, wait until cool to serve.