Applesauce Spice Cake
Created by KittenCal on October 8, 2012
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #6736
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 cup shortening (Crisco butter flavor)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce
- 1/2 cup 7-Up, diet
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
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Step 2: In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
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Step 3: In a large bowl cream together the shortening and brown sugar and white sugar together until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes). Add in the eggs to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Add in the dry ingredients alternately with the applesauce and diet 7-Up.
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Step 4: Stir in raisins and nuts.
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Step 5: Pour into prepared baking pan.
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Step 6: Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until cake tests done.
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Step 7: Cool then dust with confectioners’ sugar or serve topped with whipped cream.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (144.4 g)
- Calories 469.6
- Total Fat - 18.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3 g
- Cholesterol - 37 mg
- Sodium - 490.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 73.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 42.2 g
- Protein - 5.9 g
- Calcium - 37.8 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg