by KelseyTheNaptimeChef
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1/2 cup
Crisco
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1 cup
sugar
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2
eggs
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1 3/4 cup
flour
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon
nutmeg
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1 cup
applesauce
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1/2 cup
chopped pecans (or substitute walnuts if you prefer)
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1/2 cup
seedless golden raisins
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1/2 cup
Confectioner Sugar
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1 tablespoon
water
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Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a 9-inch round cake pan and set aside.
Ask the hotline about this step!Combine Crisco and sugar and mix well. Add eggs and mix until they are completely incorporated. Add applesauce and mix well.
Ask the hotline about this step!Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Combine with the wet ingredients until just incorporated, do not overbeat!
Ask the hotline about this step!Using a spatula, gently fold in raisins and chopped nuts until they are evenly distributed.
Ask the hotline about this step!Bake at 350 for about 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
Ask the hotline about this step!Prepare the glaze by mixing together confectioner sugar and water. Smooth onto the top of the cooled cake and serve.
Ask the hotline about this step!It sounds lovely apart from the Crisco. I much prefer the taste of butter.
I love butter too, but once I tried to substitute it for the Crisco and the taste just wasn't the same. I don't use it often, but it works well with this particular cake. :)
And homemade apple sauce is so easy to make too! Can't wait to give this a try.
Mollie is the best-selling author of many (mostly) vegetarian cookbooks, including the original Moosewood Cookbook, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, and a trilogy of cookbooks for kids. Her most recent title is Get Cooking : 150 Simple Recipes to Get You Started in the Kitchen.
I made this cake with sour cherries on the bottom of the pan, a sort of an upside down cake. I also substituted butter for the crisco. I used an 8 inch round cake pan and had a lot of extra batter. My grandfather loved the cake which i made honoring his 90th birthday.
-Daughter of luvcookbooks