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New Applesauce Cake (Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book 1950)
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New Applesauce Cake (Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book 1950)


New Applesauce Cake (Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book 1950)

by OutspokenBastard

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  1. OutspokenBastard

    NEW APPLESAUCE CAKE

    First, make thick unsweetened applesauce (below). Then prepare oblong or square pan. Use method as given in recipe above. Add applesauce in last 2 min. of beating. Use:

    For 13×9″ Oblong

    2 3/4 cups sifted SOFTASILK

    or 2 1/2 cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour

    2 cups sugar

    1/4 tsp. baking powder

    1 1/2 tsp. soda

    1 1/2 tsp. salt

    3/4 tsp. cinnamon

    1/2 tsp. cloves

    1/2 tsp. allspice

    1/2 cup soft shortening

    1/2 cup water

    1/2 cup walnuts, cut-up

    1 cup raisins, cut-up

    1 1/2 cups applesauce

    1 very large egg (1/3 cup)

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    9″ square

    1 3/4 cups sifted SOFTASILK

    or 1 2/3 cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour

    1 1/3 cups sugar

    1/4 tsp. (scant) baking powder

    1 tsp. soda

    1 tsp. salt

    1/2 tsp. cinnamon

    1/3 tsp. cloves

    1/3 tsp. allspice

    1/3 cup soft shortening

    1/3 cup water

    1/3 cup walnuts, cut-up

    2/3 cup raisins, cut-up

    1 cup applesauce

    1 egg (1/4 cup)

    TEMPERATURE: 350 (mod. oven)

    TIME: Bake oblong cake 45 to 50 min.,

    square cake 35 to 40 min.

    All you have to do

    To make 1 1/2 cups applesauce: wash, quarter, and core 6 to 8 tart apples. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook to a mush, stirring occasionally. Press through a sieve or food mill.