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Apple Sauce Cake

A historical recipe from Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919).

A historical recipe

Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919). Project Gutenberg eBook #31102.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Source and licence

From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book, by Hurlbut, William D., Mrs. (1919). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #31102 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31102). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. One-fourth cup butter;
  2. one cup sugar;
  3. one egg yolk;
  4. one teaspoonful cinnamon;
  5. one-half teaspoonful cloves;
  6. little nutmeg;
  7. one cup apple sauce;
  8. one level teaspoonful soda;
  9. one cup raisins;
  10. two cups flour;
  11. pinch of salt.
  12. Cream butter and sugar, add egg well beaten and soda dissolved in the apple sauce;
  13. add raisins, mixed with flour and spices.
  14. Frosting: One cup of confectioners' sugar;
  15. two tablespoonfuls melted butter, enough hot water to spread.