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Best-of-Show Applesauce Cake

Best-Of-Show Applesauce Cake

A triple layer dose of applesauce amazingness!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Amish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • tsp baking powder,
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup butter-flavored Crisco
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup raisins

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans.
  • Measure all ingredients except walnuts and raisins into large mixing bowl.
  • Combine on low speed for 1 minute.
  • Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes, being sure to scrape sides of bowl as you mix.
  • Fold in walnuts and raisins. Distribute as evenly as possible in 3 prepared cake pans.
  • Bake first two layers together, for about 25 minutes, just until center springs back when touched lightly with finger.
  • Then bake third layer by itself. After 10 minutes, remove layers from pan and allow to cool on plate with potholder underneath.
  • When completely cool, frost in between and on top of cake, using cream cheese frosting recipe below. Place halves or pieces of walnuts along edge of cake to form a circle.
  • For the center, you can make an A with raisins if desired.
  • This is a moist, delicious cake and the raisins really do enhance its flavor. If you have leftovers after 2 days, I recommend refrigerating it, where it will last well for at least a week.
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