Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting

Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting

poniedziałek, 27 stycznia 2014

Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup soft shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1 cup raisins, cut up
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

• 1 Cake:.
• 2 Set oven to 350 to preheat.
• 3 Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
• 4 Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda and baking powder.
• 5 Add fruit and nuts and toss to coat.
• 6 In large bowl cream shortening and sugar for 2 minutes, then add eggs, one at a time while beating 2 minutes.
• 7 Add flour mixture alternately with applesauce while beating.
• 8 Scrape bowl as necessary, beat only until blended.
• 9 Turn into pan and bake for 50 minutes or until done.
• 10 Cool and frost with Caramel Frosting.
• 11 Frosting:.
• 12 Melt butter in saucepan, stir in brown sugar.
• 13 Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes.
• 14 Add milk, continue stirring until boiling.
• 15 Remove from heat.
• 16 Cool to lukewarm and pour into small bowl.
• 17 Add sugar and vanilla while beating.
• 18 Beat about 2 minutes until spreading consistency.
• 19 Adjust consistency with a few drops of hot water or more sugar as needed.
• 20 Spread at once on cake.