The Applesauce Cake is a typical American cake cooked to celebrate the “Applesauce Cake Day”, on June, 6th. It’s a celebration of this delicious moist cake and all of the amazing flavors it combines.
The best way to celebrate Applesauce Cake Day is to make your very own cake! Here’s the recipe, it’s fast and easy, and even tastier if you add cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- 1/2 (115g) cup butter
- 2 cups (260g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup (225ml) chilled applesauce
- 1 cup (200g) white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (58g) chopped walnuts
- 1/2 (80g) cup raisins
- Bitter chocolate (optional)
- Cream cheese frosting (optional)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly.
- Add applesauce and beat well.
- Stir in baking soda, flour, and spices.
- Add raisins and nuts.
- Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8” (20cm) square pan.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes.
- Serve warm.
History
The Applesauce Cake has been popular since the colonial times, and recipes have been in American cookbooks ever since, with a particular popularity in the 1900’s-1950’s. The primary ingredients are sugar, flour, and applesauce. The one preparing the cake can also add spices, raisins, or even chopped walnuts.
The Applesauce Cake is more than just a type of cake. It is also used as a foundation to cupcakes, applesauce walnut coffee cakes, and even bundt cakes. Applesauce Cake Day is your chance to let the creative baker in you run wild!