Marsha's Spanish Bar Cake
Created by dienia b on January 7, 2024
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 40m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #42100
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups raisins
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 tablespoon butter, to grease pan
- Frosting
- 1 cup shortening, (Crisco)
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons milk
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2: Put raisins in a bowl of warm water to cover and soak 12 minutes or until plump.
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Step 3: In a large bowl, thoroughly mix with a whisk all dry ingredients.
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Step 4: In another bowl, mix oil, applesauce and eggs.
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Step 5: Slowly add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
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Step 6: Drain raisins and mix in.
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Step 7: Pour batter into a 13-by-9-inch pan that has been lightly greased with the butter.
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Step 8: Bake in preheated oven 35 minutes or until done. Cool completely and frost.
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Frosting:
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Step 9: Combine and mix until smooth.
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Step 10: Note: Start by adding 5 ½ cups of the sugar for a frosting that is less sweet. Adding less milk
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Step 11: Add up to 8 cups if desired.
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Step 12: After frosting, "rake" top of cake with a fork to make ridges.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (314.4 g)
- Calories 1197.8
- Total Fat - 47.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 15.5 g
- Cholesterol - 192.8 mg
- Sodium - 558.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 192.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
- Sugars - 172.8 g
- Protein - 8.9 g
- Calcium - 60 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg