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No Tenemos Rancho Applesauce Cake

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Submitted by sugarlicious

No-egg applesauce cake with cocoa, warm spices, raisins, and nuts. Three cups of hot applesauce replace the eggs and most of the fat for an incredibly moist, spiced sheet cake.

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

10 min

COOK

40 min

READY

50 min

No eggs. No butter. Three cups of hot applesauce does the work of both, creating a cake so moist it barely needs frosting. The applesauce provides structure, moisture, and natural sweetness all at once.

The tablespoon of cocoa is a subtle addition. It doesn’t make this taste like a chocolate cake. Instead, it deepens the color and adds a faint bittersweet undertone that plays well against the cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It’s the kind of secret ingredient that makes people ask what’s in it.

Hot applesauce is specified for a reason. The heat activates the baking soda immediately when it hits the batter, giving the cake its rise. Room-temperature applesauce works more slowly and you may end up with a denser result.

Stir, pour, bake. No creaming, no beating, no separating. This is about as simple as cake gets.

Kitchen Tips

  • Use unsweetened applesauce if you prefer a less sweet cake. The cup of sugar provides plenty on its own
  • Sift the dry ingredients together before adding the wet to break up any cocoa or spice clumps
  • The cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean. Start checking at 30 minutes
  • This keeps well for several days at room temperature, covered tightly. The moisture from the applesauce prevents it from drying out

Variations

  • Use chunky applesauce for bits of apple texture throughout the cake
  • Add dried cranberries instead of or alongside the raisins
  • Dust the top with powdered sugar or spread with cream cheese frosting once cooled

Ingredients

1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
1 15
TABLESPOON ML CORNSTARCH
1 15
TABLESPOON ML COCOA POWDER
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML CINNAMON
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML NUTMEG
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML CLOVES
2 10
TEASPOONS ML BAKING SODA
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING POWDER
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 237
CUP ML NUTS
1 237
½ 118
CUP ML VEGETABLE OIL
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
3 710
CUPS ML APPLESAUCE
hot

Directions

Sift together all the dry ingredients, add nuts and raisins.

Stir in the oil, vanilla and hot applesauce.

Pour into a 9 x 13-inch pan.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃). for 30 to 40 minutes or until done.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 401g (14.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1067 39% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 46g 71%
Saturated Fat 6g 31%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 583mg 24%
Total Carbohydrate 53g 53%
Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
Sugars g
Protein 28g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 67%
Calcium 9% Iron 30%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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