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Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with applesauce to the wet ingredients. You can cook Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake using 17 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake

  1. It's of cake batter.
  2. It's of unsweetened applesauce.
  3. It's of baking soda.
  4. Prepare of granulated sugar.
  5. It's of unsalted butter.
  6. It's of eggs.
  7. Prepare of raisins.
  8. You need of chopped pecans.
  9. You need of all-purpose flour.
  10. It's of salt.
  11. Prepare of ground cloves.
  12. It's of ground cinnamon.
  13. You need of ground nutmeg.
  14. Prepare of baking powder.
  15. Prepare of dark spiced rum(optional).
  16. You need of finishing touch.
  17. It's of powdered sugar.

We made a few modifications to Grandma's traditional Applesauce Spice Cake that make it healthy without skimping on any flavor. Our first step was to toss out the table salt, which is super highly-processed and usually has additives to prevent clumping. Instead, we recommend using kosher salt because it's more pure (or, better yet, sea salt or pink Himalayan salt). I am posting this recipe for safe keeping.

Grandma Flora's Spiced Applesauce Cake step by step

  1. If using optional rum, soak raisins in rum for one hour before using. Otherwise, soak raisins in one cup warm water for for one hour. Drain and set aside..
  2. Sift all dry ingredients together, including spices, except baking soda. Set aside..
  3. Add baking soda to applesauce. Mix well and set aside too..
  4. Cream butter and sugar. Beat for 3 minutes on medium speed mixer. Stop and scrape down sides and bottom at least twice..
  5. Add eggs, one at a time until each egg is well incorporated..
  6. Mix in applesauce. This may look broken, it's not..
  7. On low speed, mix in sifted dry ingredients. Fold in by hand the raisins and nuts..
  8. Grease and flour a 10 cup Bundt cake pan. Pour in cake batter..
  9. In a preheated 300°F fahrenheit oven, bake cake for 90 minutes, yes 90 minutes!.
  10. Cool cake. Cover with powdered sugar and serve with fresh whipped cream..
  11. Recipe by grandma Flora. Steven's most amazing and fabulous grandmother. Passed down to taylor68too..

My grandma just passed away and this is my favorite recipe of hers. She always made it at Christmas time. I think it is better if it sits for a day or so to let the flavors blend. Sweet, tender and incredibly moist, our Applesauce Cake is super easy to put together and is a hit every time! There is something about my applesauce cake recipe that makes me feel all warm and cozy inside.