Applesauce Date Cakecakes, desserts 2 cup flour (unsifted) 2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup lt. brown sugar (packd firm) 1/2 cup butter (softened) 2 cup applesauce (heated) 1 cup dates (chopped) 3/4 cup pecans (coarse-shopped) 1 butter frosting 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease well and flour a 9X9X2" pan. 2. Into large bowl, sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Add eggs, brown sugar, butter, and 1 cup hot applesauce; at low speed, beat just until the ingredients are combined. 3. At medium speed, beat 2 minutes longer, occasionally scraping the side of the bowl and guiding mixture into the beater with a rubber scraper. 4. Add remaining applesauce, dates, and walnuts; beat 1 minute. 5. Pour batter into pan. Bake 50 minutes OR UNTIL straw comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan. |
