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Bill's Applesauce Cake |
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| Formerly Jim's Applesauce Cake in Good Housekeeping Cook Book (1955), Margaret renamed it as her son's favorite cake: Bill's Applesauce Cake. |
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| Ingredients: |
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1.5 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup snipped, pitted dates
3/4 raisins
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup soft shortening
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 tablespoons cocoa
1.5 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1.5 cups applesauce
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| Procedures: |
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease 3 quart ring mold on bottom and sides.
Sift flour, soda, and salt.
Toss two tablespoons flour mixture with dates, raisins, nuts.
In large electric-mixer bowl, with mixer at medium speed or "cream," mix shortening, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, cocoa.
Gradually add sugar beating until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
At low speed, or "blend," beat in alternately, just until smooth, flour mixture and applesauce.
Stir in date mixture.
Turn into ring mold.
Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool
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| Notes: |
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2014-12-06: added to cookbook
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12/17/2014
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