Applesauce Pecan Spice Cake
 
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Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1⅓ cups sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1¾ cups cake flour
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp allspice
  • 1 cup applesauce
  • ⅓ cup water
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. cream butter and sugar
  2. add egg, mix well
  3. add 1 cup of the cake flour, mix
  4. in a separate bowl, mix together the rest of the flour, spices, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir into the butter mixture.
  5. Add applesauce and water.
  6. Stir in pecans.
  7. Place batter in a greased and floured 9 x 9-inch baking pan,
  8. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool several minutes in pan on wire rack then remove cake and cool completely on a wire rack.
  10. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Adapted from Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook
Recipe by Cindy's Recipes and Writings at https://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com/applesauce-pecan-spice-cake/