I have now made this recipe three times and it has been a huge hit with everyone! This is definitely a new fall favorite. But lets be honest, I like fall flavors all year round :) However, per my usual habits I changed a few things.
- Used butter instead of shortening
- Reduced the amount of clove to 1 tsp
- Increased the cinnamon to a heaping 1 Tbsp
- Did not add nuts or raisins.
- Use no sugar added plain applesauce. The recipe itself calls for more than enough sugar that you don't really need to add more to it!
The last time I made it, I also baked it into loaves instead of a cake pan and put a Cinnamon icing on it top. For the cinnamon icing I used 2 sticks (1 cup) softened butter, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 Tbsp milk, 4 cups confectioners sugar.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 heaping Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce
Combine first five ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Cream butter and sugar til light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in applesauce. Add in dry mixture til fully incorporated. Pour into greased pan and bake at 350 til done (amount of time depends on what size pan you use. For loaves I did 30min, for a 9inch round pan it took closer to an hour.
