It’s spicy…yet sweet!

May 25, 2012

I dusted off my folder of recipes that I have pulled together over the years. I uncovered a real vintage, circa Real Simple Thanksgiving edition 2006, and decided to give it a go! The best part of this one is that it uses applesauce in place of a lot of sugar so it makes it lower in calories. Coupled with the fact that it is Gabby-friendly which was not a priority in 2006, made it a worthwhile try!

 

Applesauce Spice Cake
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan (I use Pam baking spray instead)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, plus more for the pan (Pam baking spray again)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1-2/3 cups jarred chunky applesauce
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup dark or golden raisins (I skipped because raisins in things gross me out)
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 pints of ice cream
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350F. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform or round cake pan. (Pam again) In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Remove from heat and stir in the granulated sugar, applesauce, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, and eggs. Add the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in the raisins, if you use. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Using knife, loosen the cake from pan. Invert it onto the rack. Turn it over again onto a serving plate. Sprinkle the cake with confectioners' sugar, slice into wedges, and serve with the ice cream.

 

It was delicious, but it was the same story…kids had no interest in anything but the ice cream.  I have decided that much like their mother, if it doesn’t have chocolate they are not interested!  It’s a good thing there’s such a thing as non-dairy chocolate!

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