French Applesauce Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Heat applesauce and oil slightly in microwave and add to dry ingredients.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Pour into 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake at 350* for 45 minutes.
• (Can also be baked in a bundt pan at 325* for 45 minutes. Cool in pan for about 20 minutes, then turn out and cool on rack.) Can be eaten as is, or dust with powdered sugar or frost with your favorite buttercream or cream cheese frosting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, instant pudding mix, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add the applesauce, oil, eggs and water. Blend for 3 to 4 minutes using an electric mixer. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Set aside.
• In another bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and honey until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Beat in applesauce.
• Generously coat a nonstick 9-inch tube pan with cooking spray. Spoon batter into pan; smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (but slightly wet), 50 to 60 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack 10 minutes. Turn out of pan onto a cutting board or baking sheet; invert cake onto rack, top side up. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if desired.

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients.
• Beat 4 minutes at medium speed.
• Pour into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes.
• Top with glaze.
• Glaze.
• 1 tablespoon hot milk or water.
• 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar.
• Stir hot milk or water into confectioner's suigar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
• Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on wire rack.
• To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

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.