Applesauce Cake
(from go panthers’s recipe box)
Indulge yourself with this moist and spicy cake accented with cinnamon, raisins and pecans.
Source: McCormick
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Serves 16 people
Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup chopped golden seedless raisins
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour 10-inch fluted tube pan. Mix first 7 ingredients; set aside.
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Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Beat in flour mixture alternately with applesauce.
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Toss raisins with remaining 1 tablespoon flour. Stir into batter with pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
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Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.