Moms Honey Applesauce Cake With Honey Broiler Icing Recipes

MOM'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat the egg. Add the sugars, oil, vanilla, and applesauce. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the liquids and mix until combined.
• Pour the batter into a 13" x 9" baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 23-28 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake. Let the cake cool.
• Frost if desired.

APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND HONEY FROSTING

Steps:

• Make the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with baking spray and line the bottom with a circle of parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and baking soda. Add the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, applesauce and oil and whisk gently just until everything is combined. Use a rubber spatula to scrape the batter into the prepared pan and then smooth the surface so it is even.
• Bake the cake until it is just barely firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Set the cake aside on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.
• Use a dinner knife to loosen the edges of the cake from the pan sides and then invert it onto a work surface. Peel off and discard the parchment. Invert the cake one more time onto a serving platter.
• Make the frosting: In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, honey and salt and whisk together aggressively until the cream cheese is slightly aerated (you can also do this with a handheld electric mixer or in a stand mixer).
• Spread the frosting over the top of the cake and don't worry too much about making this perfect. A not-too-perfect cake is so much better than a perfect cake. Cut into wedges and serve. Leftovers can be wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

MOTHER'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
• Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on wire rack.
• To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

MOM'S HONEY APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH HONEY BROILER ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, beat egg, then mix in honey. Stir in oil.
• Sift flour, spices, salt and baking soda together.
• Stir dry ingredients alternately with applesauce into wet ingredients. Batter will be stiff.
• Pour into a 9x13 cake pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer poked into cake comes out clean.
• Cream butter and honey. Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Spread icing on cake when finished baking (no need to cool), and put back in oven.
• Broil 3 or 4 minutes until it browns (watch carefully! It can get very dark before you know it!).

APPLESAUCE AND HONEY CAKE WITH RAISIN GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 pan.
• Cream the butter in a large bowl; while still beating, stream in the honey. Mix in the applesauce.
• Combine the dry ingredients and mix into the applesauce mixture and beat 30 seconds.
• Fold in the nuts and raisins.
• Bake 40 minutes or until the cake springs back in the center and a toothpick comes out clean. While the cake is baking, prepare the raisin glaze.
• In a saucepan, combine the water and chopped raisins. Bring to a boil; add honey, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. While cake is still warm, pierce cake with a fork (the end of a wooden spoon is too large). Spoon the glaze over the cake.