Applesauce Cake
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Applesauce Cake a try. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 266 calories, 3g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. A mixture of cranberries, walnuts, granulated sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 350F. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. Toss 1 tablespoon flour and the cranberries to coat; set aside. In large bowl, mix 2 1/2 cups flour, the pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth and blended. Reduce mixer speed to medium. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with applesauce until smooth. Stir in cranberry-flour mixture and walnuts.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
Sprinkle powdered sugar over cake.