James Westfall's Applesauce Cake recipe

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Ingredients

cooking spray
2 ⅔ cups white sugar
⅔ cup butter-flavored shortening
4 large eggs
1 ¾ cups applesauce
⅔ cup water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ cups raisins
⅔ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

543.2 calories
carbohydrate: 90.9 g
cholesterol: 62 mg
fat: 18.4 g
fiber: 2.7 g
protein: 7.3 g
saturatedFat: 4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 463.7 mg
sugar: 59.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a fluted cake pan with cooking spray.

  2. Beat sugar and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, beat in eggs until incorporated.

  3. Combine applesauce, water, and baking soda in a saucepan over medium heat, stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir applesauce mixture into shortening mixture, add vanilla extract.

  4. Whisk flour, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Gradually stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Fold in raisins and walnuts. Pour into prepared cake pan.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and transfer cake to a plate.

Recipe Yield

1 cake

Recipe Note

This recipe has been handed down through the Westfall family for years. My grandfather, James Westfall, made this cake frequently, especially during the holidays. It is a great cake for family get-togethers.

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