I have so many cookbooks and I don't really need anymore. BUT sometimes I see one I just can't resist. That was the case last week when Friend Janice and I went to an estate sale. This cute little cookbook is entitled the big fat red juicy Apple Cook Book and is shaped like a big fat juicy red apple. It was only 50 cents and I saw quite a few recipes that looked interesting. So you know what happened.....I bought it.
When I needed something for my husband to take to share with the others in the tax office at Fort Leavenworth, I decided to chose a recipe from the cookbook. (I don't know what I will do when they finish with all the tax work. I will have to find somewhere else to share my baked goods.)
I let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack and then covered it with the plastic lid. It was so nice and moist this morning when I cut it. I cut half of it for my husband to take and I am going to take the other half to Hillcrest Thrift Shop today when I go to "work" my shift.
I am also taking 3 grocery bags full of clothes I am donating to the thrift shop. Yesterday afternoon I brought down tubs of spring/summer clothes. (I know winter won't go away, but...) This morning I went through the pants in the tubs and in my closets to see what still fit after losing the 10 lbs this winter. I just went through the pants. I will tackle the tops another time.
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1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups applesauce (no sugar added)
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoons cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
TOPPING
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 x 13 - inch pan with cooking spray.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and beat until light.
Add applesauce and soda alternately with dry ingredients.
Stir in raisins and nuts.
Pour batter into pan.
Mix sugar and cinnamon for topping and sprinkle evening over the batter.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until done.
Cool in pan on wire rack.
When I needed something for my husband to take to share with the others in the tax office at Fort Leavenworth, I decided to chose a recipe from the cookbook. (I don't know what I will do when they finish with all the tax work. I will have to find somewhere else to share my baked goods.)
I let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack and then covered it with the plastic lid. It was so nice and moist this morning when I cut it. I cut half of it for my husband to take and I am going to take the other half to Hillcrest Thrift Shop today when I go to "work" my shift.
I am also taking 3 grocery bags full of clothes I am donating to the thrift shop. Yesterday afternoon I brought down tubs of spring/summer clothes. (I know winter won't go away, but...) This morning I went through the pants in the tubs and in my closets to see what still fit after losing the 10 lbs this winter. I just went through the pants. I will tackle the tops another time.
Remember you have the option to remove the images if you want to print the recipe using the Print Friendly button at the bottom of this post.
GERMAN APPLESAUCE CAKE
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups applesauce (no sugar added)
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoons cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons soda dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
TOPPING
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9 x 13 - inch pan with cooking spray.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and beat until light.
Add applesauce and soda alternately with dry ingredients.
Stir in raisins and nuts.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until done.
I understand... I went to a Garage Sale Saturday and bought 3 cookbooks I don't need! :)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't resist another thin cookbook I saw at an estate sale Friday. It only cost 25 cents and was from the early 50s. I plan to make a dessert from it tomorrow. I actually put back two thick cookbooks that were $2/piece. I told my friend Janice I didn't have enough time to look through them. I would have a headache. ha
DeleteDo you mean club soda or baking soda dissolved in water? Just want to make sure, but am guessing baking soda...
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie, yes it is baking soda. Older recipes often just say soda because that's what people called it. I often think about just calling it soda when I write up the recipe. When I don't add baking soda, I'm usually just being lazy. Ha. Thanks for asking. Patricia
DeleteThe photo of your baking pan looks more square than 9 x 13. Would you let me know the size of the pan in the images please. many thanks
ReplyDeleteHu Malou,
DeleteI did use a 9 x 13 - inch pan. Patricia
Can I use butter or coconut oil instead of shortening?
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I don't have much experience with coconut except for making sugar scrubs (ha), but I would try a stick of butter. Let me know how it turns out. Patricia
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