Apple Cake Amish Style (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Cake
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1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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2 eggs, large size
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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2 cups applesauce, unsweetened
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2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose type
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1 teaspoon soda for baking
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1 teaspoon powder for baking
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1/2 teaspoon table salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
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1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
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1/4 teaspoon ground clove spice
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1/2 cup raisins (if you want)
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1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped (if you want)
→ Glaze (If You Want It)
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1 cup sugar, powdered type
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2-3 tablespoons cream or milk
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, pure
# Instructions:
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Get your oven hot at 350°F (175°C). Butter up and dust with flour a 9×13-inch pan or round 9-inch pan.
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Grab a big bowl and beat the butter with white and brown sugars until they're really soft and puffy.
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Drop in eggs one by one, then stir in the vanilla and mix in the applesauce.
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In another bowl, mix up the flour, soda, powder, salt, and all the spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
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Slowly dump the dry stuff into the wet stuff and stir just enough. Toss in nuts and raisins if you're using them.
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Dump the mix into your ready pan and smooth it out. Cook for about 35-40 minutes. It's done when you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean.
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Let your cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes first, then take it out and put it on a wire rack to cool all the way.
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Mix powdered sugar with milk or cream and vanilla in a small bowl until it's runny. Pour this sweet mix over your cake once it's cool.
# Notes:
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An old-school Amish treat that gets even tastier after a day or two thanks to the applesauce that keeps it nice and moist.