Applesauce-Spice Pound Cake with Raisin and Pecans
This moist, buttery and flavorful applesauce pound cake is always a winner at our place, we make it very often, sometimes after main course, sometimes we just have it as our coffee cake with some coffee or tea. It is a wonderful and delightful cake :)
Ingredients
| 1 | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
* |
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
applesauce
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 3 | cups |
all-purpose flour
divided |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
nutmeg
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cloves
ground |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
allspice
ground |
* |
| 1 ½ | cups |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| 1 | cup |
pecans
chopped |
Directions
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until soft and creamy.
Gradually add sugars, beating at medium speed 5 to 7 minutes.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
Combine applesauce and baking soda; set aside.
Combine 2¾ cups flour and spices; add to butter mixture alternately with applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix a low speed just until blended after each addition.
Combine remaining ¼ flour, raisins, and pecans; fold into batter.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.
Bake at 325℉ (160℃) for 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Dust with icing sugar or drizzle with frosting if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 116g (4.1 oz)
