Applesauce Cake II

This cake recipe makes a frosted applesauce spice cake with a lemon-flavored frosting.

• Calories: 251 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 egg whites
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
• ½ cup water
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 ½ cups cake flour
• ½ cup chopped almonds
• 1 ½ cups applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan.

Step 2

Beat flour, white sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, applesauce, water, shortening, 2 eggs, raisins, and 1/2 cup chopped almonds with a mixer on low, scraping the bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes.

Step 4

To Make Frosting: Just before cake is removed from the oven, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat brown sugar and lemon juice gradually into egg whites until stiff. Carefully spread over HOT cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.