Mai
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Post by Mai on Dec 31, 2002 11:31:11 GMT -6
My Mom ALWAYS made southern applesauce cake and old-fashioned boiled custard for Christmas. She "soaked" the cake with a little blackberry wine that she made just for these cakes during the summer. By soaking she covered the cake that had been placed in a cake tin with a piece of cheesecloth and dampened it daily with blackberry wine so the cake would pick up the flavor of the wine. It is one of the best desserts I have ever eaten in my life. My Mom was a wonderful southern cook. I tried many times to duplicate it and this year finally made it. Here is the recipe.
I will post the recipe for Old-Fashioned Boiled Custard Sauce if anyone wants it.
Southern Applesauce Spice Cake
1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 cup butter 3 Tblsp. oil 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp cloves, powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 2 cups chunky applesauce 2/3 cup yellow raisins 1 cup chopped black walnuts 1 small container of candied red cherries, halved 1 small container of green candied green cherries, halved
Cream sugar and butter. Add spices and eggs. Add applesauce and oil. Combine nuts, raisins and candied cherries with one cup of flour. Stir to completely coat otherwise fruit and nuts will sink to bottom when cake bakes. When coated add to mixture. Add remaining flour and salt. Mix well.
Bake at 325o in a well-greased tube pan for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until done
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