Applesauce Cake With Butterscotch Meringue

Ever have applesauce in the house and wonder why because you never eat it? How about adding the applesauce to butterscotch? I like this recipe with pecans, but you decide...

• Ready In: 1 hr 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• Cake

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 1⁄2 cups applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts

• Butterscotch Meringue

• 2  egg whites
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup  finely chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Grease and flour oblong pan 13x9x2" or 2 round layer pans 8x9x1 1/2".
3. Beat all ingredients in large mixer bowl on low speed, scraping bowl constantly for 30 seconds.
4. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally for 3 minutes.
5. Pour into pans.
6. Bake until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (oblong 60 minutes, layers 50 to 55 minutes). Cool slightly before frosting.
7. Just before cake is removed from oven, beat egg whites until stiff and foamy.
8. Beat sugar and lemon juice gradually into egg whites until stiff.
9. Carefully spread over hot cake.
10. Sprinkle with nuts.
11. Bake in 400 degree oven until brown, 8 to 10 minutes.