Olivias Applesauce Cake Recipes

OLIVIA WALTON'S APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH WHISKEY FROSTING

Steps:

• Sift flour with soda, spices, and salt.
• Combine nuts and raisins in bowl and stir in 1/2 cup of the flour mixture.
• Cream butter in another bowl until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each.
• Alternately add flour mixture and applesauce, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Stir in raisin mixture.
• Spoon into greased 10-inch tube or bundt pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes (or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean).
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling on wire rack.
• Spread with Frosting.
• Cover until ready to serve.
• Whiskey Frosting: Stir together butter and cream, beat in 1 cup of the sugar.
• Blend in remaining sugar and the bourbon until proper spreading consistency.
• Makes enough frosting to cover a 10-inch tube pan.

APPLESAUCE CAKE I

Steps:

• Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in flour, soda, and spices. Add nuts and raisins.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes, or until done. Serve warm.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.

NEVER FAIL APPLESAUCE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter or margarine, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, and add 1 cup chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese mixture. Frost the cooled cake.