Applesauce Cake Recipe - Applesauce, chocolate and NO EGGS!


	Applesauce Cake Recipe "No eggs! Little bit of chocolate, applesauce, and tons of spices!" This applesauce cake recipe comes from my grandma's fundraiser cookbook. My grandma and her Italian lady friends put together some of the most fantastic recipes. I've been cooking from this page stained cookbook for 25 years! If you have lotsa apples and this isn't what you are looking for - check out my apple dessert recipes collection. This cake has a lot of ingredients. And the surprise? It's chocolate. Not cocoa, but chocolate. I'm not a big fan of the chocolate added. My kids really like it. So you decide. Oh - one other surprise. There are NO EGGS in this cake. Really. Along with all the little spices - the anise makes it stand out in the Italian cakes collection. BUT YOU DON'T have to USE IT! Of course you can skip a few things or swap out. The substitutions are endless. This applesauce cake recipe can be modified as a low fat if you need it to be! (UGH - Not a fan of low fat desserts, but see how to do that too in the section below.) Thanks for stopping by - Lisa Website Owner and Developer of Italian Dessert Recipes Applesauce Cake Recipe YIELD: 1 8 x 8 cake INGREDIENTS: * 2 cups flour * 1 cup brown sugar * 1/2 tsp cloves * 1/2 tsp nutmeg * 1/2 tsp salt * 1/8 tsp anise (TOTALLY OPTIONAL! - It's an Italian spice we use quite often.) * 2 tsp baking soda * 1 tsp cinnamon * 1 tsp cornstarch * 3 Tbsp chocolate (not cocoa - use choc chips or baking squares) * 1 cup raisins * 1 1/2 cups applesauce * 1 cup of nuts * 1/2 cup of butter melted, then cooled Procedure * Preheat oven to 350 degrees. * Sift dry ingredients, add nuts and raisins, stir to cover with flour mixture. * Add applesauce and cooled butter. * Stir until well blended. * Pour into greased pan. * Bake 45 minutes. Substitutions and Questions Can I use shortening or oil instead of butter? As much as I HATE both of them - the answer is yes. It's not going to kill the flavor or ruin the texture on this cake. Don't want raisins? Try these ideas: chopped dates chopped dried apricots dried cranberries or totally leave out the raisins Do I have to use the nuts? Nope. Leave 'em out. You will be okay, I just happen to LOVE the texture of adding them. How do I make this low-fat? Use PLAIN low fat yogurt in place of the butter. Make sure and let the yogurt drain in a coffee filter for about 15 minutes before using it. It really does turn out nice (for a low fat dessert). Where's the eggs? There's is none! It's not a typo! There is none! Really! And it's Ok! Back to the applesauce cake recipe. Other Italian Cake Recipes Almond Cake Recipe Amaretto Cake Recipe Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake *Apple Pound* Cake Applesauce Cake Recipe Beer Cake Blueberry Cake Recipe Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe Cappuccino Cake Caramel Cake Chocolate Amaretto Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake Chocolate Torte Recipe Chocolate Walnut Cake Coconut Layer Cake Coconut Cake Recipe Date Bread Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe Eggnog Cake Recipe Flourless Chocolate Torte Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe Harvey Wallbanger Cake Italian Cream Cake Recipe Italian Rum Cake Recipe Jelly Roll Recipe Key Lime Cake Lady Fingers Recipe Lemonade Cake Lemon Layer Cake Lemon Pound Cake Mint Brownie Recipe Peach Cake Recipe Poppyseed Cake Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Pear Cake Recipe Pineapple Carrot Cake Pistachio Cake Recipe Plum Cake Recipe Pumpkin Cake Pumpkin Bread Recipe Recipe For Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe For Pumpkin Cheesecake Ricotta Cake Spice Cake Recipe Sour Cream Cake Recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe Walnut Cake Recipe Whipped Cream Recipe Yogurt Cake Frostings - Glazes - Icings Click here to see my cake frosting recipes. Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are: FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About**
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