Applesauce Spice Cake

Name: Applesauce Spice Cake
Ingredients: 0.75 cup (1 ½ stick) unsalted butter; 1.5 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1.5 cup raisins; 1.5 cup currants; 1.5 cup coarsely chopped walnuts; 2.667 cups cake flour; 0.75 teaspoon coarse salt; 0.75 teaspoon ground cloves; 1.5 teaspoon baking soda; 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0.75 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1.5 cup thick applesauce, warmed

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Martha Stewart Editors

Updated on May 14, 2021

Servings:

12

Martha adapted this applesauce spice cake recipe from one in her first book, Entertaining.

Ingredients

¾ cup (1 ½ stick) unsalted butter
1 ½ cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ cup raisins
1 ½ cup currants
1 ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
2 ⅔ cups cake flour
¾ teaspoon coarse salt
¾ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 ½ cup thick applesauce, warmed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 12-cup nonstick Bundt pan. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat well.
Combine the raisins, currants, and walnuts in a small bowl. Sprinkle with a tablespoon of flour and toss to coat to prevent sinking during baking. Whisk remaining flour with other dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat flour mixture into butter mixture alternating with applesauce. Reduce to low speed and beat in raisins, currants, and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 60 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool in pan 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Bryan Gardner