Applesauce Pecan Spice Cake
- 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
- cream butter and sugar
- add egg, mix well
- add 1 cup of the cake flour, mix
- in a separate bowl, mix together the rest of the flour, spices, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir into the butter mixture.
- Add applesauce and water.
- Stir in pecans.
- Place batter in a greased and floured 9 x 9-inch baking pan,
- Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool several minutes in pan on wire rack then remove cake and cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Adapted from Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook
Recipe by Cindy's Recipes and Writings at https://www.cindysrecipesandwritings.com/applesauce-pecan-spice-cake/
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