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applesauce cake with walnuts recipe

Applesauce Cake With Walnuts

Applesauce Cake With Walnuts - The rich aroma of spices and apples fills the kitchen, just like it did in grandma’s house years ago.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup nuts, walnuts, chopped
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 can  (15 ounces) of applesauce
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 box (1 ounce) of raisins
  • 1 pinch salt, apprx 1/16 tsp
  • 1½ cup flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350º
  • Cream together shortening, sugar, and egg
  • Mix baking soda and applesauce, and add to the previous mixture
  • Sift nutmeg, salt, and cinnamon with most (1 1/4 cup) of the flour, and add to the mixture
  • Slowly add the remaining flour to the mixture until the batter starts to stiffen up
  • Add in nuts and raisins
  • Place mixture in a greased loaf pan and bake 50 minutes or until it passes the knife test
Keyword walnuts, applesauce, cake