Goldberry Grove
Central Cook Book · 1963

Applesauce Cake

From Mrs. Frederic W. Spencer, President, California Federation of Women's Clubs, of California.

  • CourseCakes
  • Oven350°F
  • Time35 minutes (layers) or 50–60 minutes (sheet)
  • Ingredients11
  • Steps3

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Method

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  1. Step 1: Beat the cake batter smooth.

  2. Step 2: Pour into greased and floured layer cake pans and bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Or pour into a greased and floured sheet cake pan and bake 50–60 minutes, until the cake tests done.

From the cook

May be served plain or iced with white vanilla icing or brown sugar icing.

What we changed or couldn’t read (4)
  • No flour is listed, yet the recipe is a cake batter; the flour amount appears to be missing from the source.
  • '1 cup sugar blend' in the source is unclear; shown as sugar.
  • 2 Tbsp. baking powder is unusually high; may have been 2 tsp.
  • No eggs are listed.
Central Cook Book, 1963. Compiled by The Woman's Club of Logan, Inc., Logan, West Virginia.Transcribed by Goldberry Grove, with thanks to Marshall University.
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