Old Fashioned Apple Sauce Cake Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Charles Upchurch   Old Fashioned Apple Sauce Cake Recipe combines flour, cinnamon, allspice, sugar, butter, applesauce, sour cream, vanilla and egg to create a delicious cake which is then topped with streusel make with cinnamon, nutmeg, flour and butter. Food Category:    Cakes and Tortes Cuisine Origin:    Midwestern    Servings:8 Nutrition facts:378 calories21 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   20 Minutes Cook Time:   45 Minutes Total Time:   1 Hour 5 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• For Cake:
• 1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
• 1 large egg
• For Streusel:
• 1/4 all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons cold butter
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan with non stick cooking spray. In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly stir together flour, soda, cinnamon, allspice and brown sugar; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix melted butter, applesauce, sour cream,vanilla and egg. Add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients and stir until mixed. Pour into pan.
• Make Streusel: In a mixing bowl, mix together all dry ingredients then cut in butter. Sprinkle over top of cake. Sprinkle nuts over top of streusel.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Cool slightly. If using a spring form pan just remove sides of pan and cut into triangles. If using an 8 x 8 pan, just slice from the pan in squares.

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