APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CARAMEL FROSTING

Applesauce Cake With Caramel Frosting image

I love applesauce cake, and this one is a little different applesauce cake as this has some cocoa in it. From a 1950s Sunbeam Mixmaster book.

Provided by pines506

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup soft shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups applesauce
1 cup raisins, cut up
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup milk
2 cups sifted powdered sugar (a little more or less as needed)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Cake:.
Set oven to 350 to preheat.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda and baking powder.
Add fruit and nuts and toss to coat.
In large bowl cream shortening and sugar for 2 minutes, then add eggs, one at a time while beating 2 minutes.
Add flour mixture alternately with applesauce while beating.
Scrape bowl as necessary, beat only until blended.
Turn into pan and bake for 50 minutes or until done.
Cool and frost with Caramel Frosting.
Frosting:.
Melt butter in saucepan, stir in brown sugar.
Cook and stir over low heat for 2 minutes.
Add milk, continue stirring until boiling.
Remove from heat.
Cool to lukewarm and pour into small bowl.
Add sugar and vanilla while beating.
Beat about 2 minutes until spreading consistency.
Adjust consistency with a few drops of hot water or more sugar as needed.
Spread at once on cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 652.3, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 67.6, Sodium 396.4, Carbohydrate 115.1, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 83.5, Protein 4.9

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