Title: Applesauce Date Cake
Categories: Cake Dessert
Yield: 12 Servings
| 2 | c | Flour (unsifted) |
| 2 | ts | Soda |
| 1 | ts | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Allspice |
| 1/2 | ts | Nutmeg |
| 1/4 | ts | Cloves |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 2 | | Eggs |
| 1 | c | Lt. brown sugar (packd firm) |
| 1/2 | c | Butter (softened) |
| 2 | c | Applesauce (heated) |
| 1 | c | Dates (chopped) |
| 3/4 | c | Pecans (coarse-shopped) |
| | | Butter frosting |
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease well and flour a 9X9X2" pan. 2. Into
large bowl, sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Add eggs, brown sugar,
butter, and 1 cup hot applesauce; at low speed, beat just until the
ingredients are combined. 3. At medium speed, beat 2 minutes longer,
occasionally scraping the side of the bowl and guiding mixture into the
beater with a rubber scraper. 4. Add remaining applesauce, dates, and
walnuts; beat 1 minute. 5. Pour batter into pan. Bake 50 minutes OR UNTIL
straw comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan.