Sun-Maid Applesauce Cake by Janiebakes

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Sun-maid applesauce cake
Submitted by janiebakes on March 04, 2012 at 12:18 am

a childhood memory
Yield: 1 loaf
Source: back of the SunMaid raisin box in the late 60s or early 70s.

1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned applesauce
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup Sun-Maid raisins
3/4 cup chopped nuts

Cream shortening and sugar together thoroughly. Beat in egg. Blend in applesauce.

Resift cake flour with soda and baking powder. Blend into applesauce mixture. Stir in orange peel, raisins and nuts.

Turn into greased loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches). Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) about one hour and ten minutes. Cool in pan. Frost as desired. Makes one loaf.

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Submitted by janiebakes on Sun, 2013-11-24 23:43.
I make this bread using butter instead of shortening and KA AP flour instead of cake flour.

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