Addictive Amish Style Applesauce Cake

Made completely from scratch, this Addictive Amish Style Applesauce Cake is jam-packed with good, old-fashioned flavor. When you combine cinnamon and allspice with applesauce, walnuts and raisins, you get a cake that's unlike any other. Your family won't be able to get enough of this incredibly moist cake, so be sure to stash this away with your other easy Amish recipes. You'll be baking this treat for many years to come... it's that good!

Cooking Time1 hr

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening or butter
2 cups sugar
1 egg
2 cups applesauce
1/2 cup water
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup raisins
1 cup cherries, halved

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream together the first 2 ingredients.
Add the next 3 ingredients and mix with a mixer.
Add the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon.
Stir in walnuts, raisins and cherry halves.
Pour into a well greased bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour or until knife inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

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judy8599 6948753

Jan 24, 2013

I tried this cake over the weekend, and it is fantasic!!!!! It's more on the line, to me anyway, of a fruitcake...my husband does not like fruitcake, but he LOVED this cake! I made it exactly by the recipe, I did use marachino cherries, cut in half. It's even better the next day, if you have any left!!!! I plan to use this recipe again and again!!!!

Foodie 123456

Jan 06, 2013

What type of Cherries? Fresh? Marachino? Candied? Canned? I would like to try this recipe but I need to know what type of cherries to use, as this could make quite a difference in the results. Thanks!

Kitty

Dec 26, 2012

This recipe is a definite keeper! I've made it several times over the past month for holiday get-togethers - & everyone that's tried it has loved it. It reminds me of a moist fruitcake - yet even those who HATE fruitcake have tasted it because of others compliments, & they have loved it! Instead of water, I used the juice from the cherries. I thought it was a bit sweet because of this, but when I mention it, others have told me not to change a thing, so I keep making it w/the juice. I also used chunky applesauce, but couldn't tell once the cake was made.