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applesauce - date cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Lori-Jo Wahl
@coolnana
Providence, RI

My mom use to make this recipe as I was a child, she said her father made this ... This is made in a 9 x 9 inch pan

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 30 Min
cook time 50 Min

Ingredients For applesauce - date cake

  • 2 c
    "unsifted" all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    allspice
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground cloves
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    light brown sugar, packed firmly
  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 2 c
    "hot" applesauce
  • 1 c
    dates, chopped
  • 3/4 c
    coarsely chopped walnuts

How To Make applesauce - date cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven: 350 degrees. Grease & flour a 9 x 9 inch pan; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl: mix flour with baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, & cloves. Add eggs, brown sugar, soft butter & 1 cup of "HOT" applesauce; beat at low speed just until ingredients are combined. Beat again for 2 more minutes at medium speed.
  • 3
    Add remaining 1 cup "HOT" applesauce, dates,& nuts; beat for 1 minute. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; then remove & cool on wire rack.
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