Ap Spanish Bar Cake Copycat Recipes

THE A & P ORIGINAL SPANISH BAR CAKE !

Steps:

• 1. Gather your spices and the other ingredients together. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and baking soda. Then add the cocoa,cinnamon,salt,nutmeg and allspice. Mix well.
• 2. Next add the vegetable oil,applesauce,and the beaten eggs. When all of the above is mixed, Add the plumped raisins. Put in a greased and floured 9x13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30to35 minutes In a pre-heated oven.
• 3. FROSTING: Mix the cream cheese,butter,vanilla, confectioners sugar, milk and lemon juice together. Spread on the cake ****YOUR OPTION: To make a layer cake, just like the original Spanish Bar Cake (see main foto) cut the cake into 2 pieces, then spread the frosting between the layers and on the top. Step back in time and enjoy this great cake!

A&P SPANISH CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together.
• Add egg; beat until light and fluffy.
• Sift together flour, spices, and baking powder and soda.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Turn into greased 8 inch square pan.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn onto rack to cool thoroughly.
• Cut into 3 strips.
• Spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on top of cake.
• CREAM CHEESE FROSTING------------------------
• Beat cream cheese with lemon peel, lemon juice, vanilla, salt until light and fluffy.
• Beat in enough powdered sugar to make spreading consistency about 2 cups.
• Spanish Bar Cake#2--------------.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175degrees C).
• Lightly grease one 13x9 inch cake pan.
• Cook raisins and water for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Stir in the shortening.
• Remove from heat and let mixture cool.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda,ground cloves, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, and salt.
• Add flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture and blend well.
• Stir in the beaten eggs.
• Add the chopped nuts (if desired).
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175degrees C) for 35 minutes.
• Makes 1-9x13 inch cake.

SPANISH BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix first 8 ingredients together in an electric mixer; mix well.
• Add next 3 ingredients.
• Raisins should be added last.
• Bake at 350°F in 9x13 inch pan for 30-35 minutes; tube pan 40-45 minutes.
• Cool thoroughly and frost if desired.
• For Frosting:Combine frosting ingredients in bowl.
• Beat well, adding more milk or confectioners' sugar to make it smooth and easy to spread.

A & P SPANISH BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Blend apple pie filling, eggs, apple pie spice and cloves until smooth.
• Place in large bowl.
• Add cake mix.
• Beat for 4 minutes.
• Stir in nuts and raisins.
• Pour into a 13 x 9 pan that has been greased and floured or sprayed with Baker's Joy.
• Bake for 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out dry.
• Cool on rack.
• Frost when cool using either of the above recipes.
• Or dust with confectioners sugar.
• Frosting: For either method: Combine all ingredients.
• Beat until creamy and spreadable consistency.