ROUGEMONT APPLESAUCE CAKE

Rougemont Applesauce Cake image

This is a quick and easy recipe with applesauce in the batter to result in a moist cake you can frost as you please, if you please.

Provided by Jean

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 ¾ cups pastry flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup shortening
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup applesauce

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square cake pan. Line the bottom of the pan with wax paper, or dust lightly with flour.
Sir together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
In a large bowl, cream shortening. Blend in brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce; make 3 dry and 2 liquid additions, combining lightly after each. Turn batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.5 calories, Carbohydrate 34.3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 195.4 mg, Sugar 20 g