Anne Byrn's 1917 Applesauce Cake

Method6 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Allow the butter to come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat the inside of an 8x8-inch baking dish with butter.

   Uses Additional butter for coating the baking dish · Let the batter butter come to room temperature

2. 2

   Step 2: In a large bowl, cream together 2 Tbsp of butter and the sugar (1 cup) using a hand mixer or mixing by hand with a wooden spoon. Add the applesauce (1 cup) and stir to combine.

   Uses 2 tablespoons butter for the batter · 1 cup sugar · 1 cup unsweetened applesauce

   
3. 3

   Step 3: In a separate bowl, stir together the flour (2 cups), baking soda (1 tsp), cinnamon (1/2 tsp), cloves (1/2 tsp), salt (1/4 tsp), and nutmeg (1/4 tsp) until well combined.

   Uses 2 cups all-purpose flour for the cake batter · 1 tsp baking soda · 1/2 tsp cinnamon · 1/2 tsp ground cloves · 1/4 tsp salt · 1/4 tsp nutmeg

4. 4

   Step 4: Pour the flour mixture into the applesauce mixture and stir just until combined.

   Uses dry flour and spice mixture · applesauce, butter and sugar mixture

5. 5

   Step 5: In a separate small bowl, toss the raisins (2/3 cup) with about 1 Tbsp flour until they are lightly coated. Fold the flour coated raisins into the cake batter. Spread the cake batter into the prepared baking dish.

   Uses 2/3 cup raisins · 1 tablespoon extra flour for coating raisins · cake batter · buttered baking dish

6. 6

   Step 6: Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes, or until the the center springs back when pressed. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before slicing into 9 pieces.

   Bake cake · 35 minUses raisin cake batter in prepared dish