Applesauce-Raisin Cake with Caramel Icing

Name: Applesauce-Raisin Cake with Caramel Icing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 59 milliliters chopped pecans; 355 milliliters powdered sugar; 118 milliliters raisins; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps butter or stick margarine; 473 milliliters unsweetened applesauce; 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 79 milliliters vegetable shortening

Applesauce-Raisin Cake with Caramel Icing might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 336 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 18. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up powdered sugar, brown sugar, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare cake, beat the first 3 ingredients with a mixer at low speed until well-blended (about 5 minutes).

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Blender

Add applesauce; beat well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.

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Applesauce

All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt), stirring well with a whisk.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture; beat just until moist. Stir in raisins, pecans, and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

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Applesauce

Raisins

Vanilla

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Spoon the batter into 2 (9-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Cool completely on rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

To prepare icing, combine 1 cup brown sugar, milk, butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer until slightly thick (about 5 minutes), stirring occasionally.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Icing

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Add the powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth and slightly warm. Cool 5 minutes (icing will thicken as it cools).

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Powdered Sugar