Maple Frosted Applesauce Cake

The flavors of autumn captured for any time of year. A delicious cake from years ago.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 10

Ingredients

• Cake

• 2  cups whole wheat flour
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove (use up to 1/2 teaspoon if you like a stronger clove flavor)
• 2 1⁄2 cups applesauce (either store-bought or your own recipe)
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine (if using margarine, not spread or tub product) or 1⁄2 cup  Crisco, melted
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
• 1⁄2 cup golden raisin (sultanas)

• Frosting

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 1 -1 3⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1  tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  walnut halves, if desired (to garnish)

Directions

1. For the cake:
2. Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a bundt pan.
3. Sift the dry ingredients together into a bowl.
4. Add applesauce, butter or shortening, and eggs; beat for three minutes.
5. Stir in nuts and raisins.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the cake tests done.
7. Let stand for ten minutes; invert onto a cooling rack to complete cooling.
8. For the frosting:
9. Heat butter in a small saucepan until lightly golden brown, taking care not to scorch.
10. Stir in maple syrup, sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla.
11. Heat and beat until frosting is smooth.
12. Frost cake and garnish, if desired.