Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 cup canned applesauce
- 1 cup chopped raisins or dates
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9 × 5 × 3-inch loaf pan.
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In a large bowl with electric mixer, beat butter until soft; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a tie.
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Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
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Combine molasses and applesauce. Add flour mixture, alternating with molasses mixture, to butter and sugar combination, beating well after each addition. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
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Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
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Store, wrapped, in refrigerator. Excellent with whipped cream cheese. This bread freezes well.