Ladies' Mile Applesauce Raisin Cake Diamond
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup rum
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted, cooled and chopped coarse
- confectioners' sugar for dusting
- Carbohydrate 40 g(13%)
- Cholesterol 62 mg(21%)
- Fat 12 g(18%)
- Fiber 2 g(7%)
- Protein 4 g(8%)
- Saturated Fat 4 g(22%)
- Sodium 174 mg(7%)
- Calories 287
Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9- by 3-inch tube pan, knocking out excess flour. In a small saucepan heat rum and raisins over moderate heat just until hot. Remove pan from heat and cool mixture. Strain mixture through a sieve and reserve raisins. Into a bowl sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter with granulated and brown sugars until light and fluffy and add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and add flour mixture, beating just until batter is combined. Stir in reserved raisins and nuts and spread batter in pan. Bake cake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar.
Preparation Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9- by 3-inch tube pan, knocking out excess flour. In a small saucepan heat rum and raisins over moderate heat just until hot. Remove pan from heat and cool mixture. Strain mixture through a sieve and reserve raisins. Into a bowl sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter with granulated and brown sugars until light and fluffy and add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and add flour mixture, beating just until batter is combined. Stir in reserved raisins and nuts and spread batter in pan. Bake cake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely. Dust cake with confectioners' sugar.
