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Tangy Applesauce Cake
"quick, easy snack cake, and no messy bowls to clean up. this mixes right in the pan"
photo by chia2160
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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9
ingredients
- 1 2⁄3 cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup applesauce
- 1⁄3 cup chopped nuts
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix flour, sugar, allspice, baking soda and salt in an ungreased 8x8x2 pan.
- Mix in remaining ingredients.
- Bake 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Serve warm or cool.
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Reviews
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Very easy to make, and just the right size for the three of us. This cake reminds me of spice cake, it has a very nice allspice flavor. I served it with vanilla ice cream - YUM! -
I've made this applesauce cake a few times now and thought I had already reviewed it... but nope... so here goes! Absolutely love how easy and quick this is to throw together... I love making it on a Saturday morning for everyone to come down to in the morning. It smells heavenly while baking and is the perfect weekend alarm clock. That being said, I use double the amount of applesauce called for (I love a really moist applesauce cake) and add some chopped up apple (about 1 medium) and a sprinkle of cinnamon (just because I love it!) and this cake is absolutely perfect! Thanks for a great easy recipe, chia! -
Soooooo easy. That's my favorite part. Yummy, moist cake with great flavor. On the advice of a previous poster, I reduced the sugar to 2/3 cup. Perfect for us. I didn't have allspice, so I used 1 teaspoon cinnamom and 1/2 teaspoon cloves.
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A nice variation on the Wacky Cake. I used half whole wheat flour and cinnamon instead of allspice. I also embedded sliced apples in the top before baking in a pretty design and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Easy to make with things you have at home. Watch the time carefully, easy to overcook and I think the time on the recipe runs too long. -
You know, I have been meaning to rate this recipe for forever!! I love this, it also makes exactly 12 muffins. It's a great simple, lovely-tasting cake. Thank you chia!
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What an easy and delicious cake! It almost tastes like a spice cake. I doubled it and made it in a 9x13 pan and left out the nuts. I also subbed cinnamon and ground cloves for allspice. Hubby took it to work and everybody loved it! Will keep this one around. -
A nice variation on the Wacky Cake. I used half whole wheat flour and cinnamon instead of allspice. I also embedded sliced apples in the top before baking in a pretty design and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Easy to make with things you have at home. Watch the time carefully, easy to overcook and I think the time on the recipe runs too long.
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This was great!! I wanted something yummy and sweet but healthy, so I used almost all whole wheat flour, more applesauce than oil, and substituted half the sugar for honey. It was amazing.. Still light and fluffy, even with whole wheat flour! I love this great versatile recipe!!
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Wow. This recipe really is bulletproof. Having just moved, I literally had almost NO groceries and no time to go shopping. But of course, had a craving for something sweet today and decided to try this recipe with some major substitutions. I didnt have baking soda, so I used one egg instead. Instead of nuts, I used dried apple slices. Instead of allspice, I used 3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon. And, instead of vegetable oil, I had to spray in a ton of cooking spray. Talk about bootleg. However, despite all this- the recipe turned out beautifully and tasted wonderful! Amazing. -
I needed a cake with no dairy, soy, peanuts, chocolate, corn or nuts in it for a friend who can't eat those things. I wasn't expecting a whole lot, but this cake was delicious! I will definately be making this cake again. Next time I will add a cream cheese frosting if everyone can eat dairy. I omitted the nuts. I used unsweetend applesauce and 1 cup regular flour and 2/3 cup whole wheat flour; I also used olive oil instead of vegetable oil. The cake was very moist. I think I could have eaten the whole pan!
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<p>latest update, as all my fb friends know i have been very ill for the past 4 mos, but now i am on the road ro recovery. i've had 2 surgeries and broke nt elbow a week after the first one, which basically incapacitatedme forr 2 mos. happy to say i am doing pt, anf will hopefully be able to cook again</p>
<p>i stopped working so i could spend more time in my fla house renovating, but this was a minor setback, going to do the bathrooms this summer.</p>
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<p><br />in NY i used to have an (at home) jewelry business, but i incorporated it into the store's gift dept., they sell it for me now. <br />cooking is my passion, my hobby, my relaxation, but i love going out for a good meal anytime. being born and growing up in manhattan, ny gave me the opportunity to try many new foods over the years, in many great restaurants. and travelling with my dh enlightened me to the wonderful ingredients and cuisines of san francisco, among other places. <br />the new corporate spouse deal is to do a day of cooking lessons/lunch, and shopping, so i have seen demo classes in ft lauderdale, san antonio, atlanta in the past few years plus taken a few cooking classes in chinese dim sum and noodles in joseph poon's, in philly. <br />several years ago i had the pleasure of being on several of the food network shows, ready set cook and taste test, which was like food jeopardy. i didn't win either, but it was so much fun! <br />and before that, i was on wheel of fortune! yes, with pat and vanna. i was the big winner, and i won a trip to hong kong for a week, somewhere i never would have seen otherwise- <br />i have 4 daughters, 3 gkids and 1 on the way-- so far</p>
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