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Applesauce cake

Applesauce Cake

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A traditional Belgian applesauce cake recipe that combines sweetness with the flavor of applesauce.

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Xeverything11, Ottawahitech (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This cake is an adapted version of a recipe from the cookbook ‘Recipes Tried and True’, which is in the public domain.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodoven
  • Estimated cost$4.30 $0.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

16 servings
  • $1.16
  • $0.17
  • $1.15
  • $0.26
  • $0.54
  • $0.31
  • $0.12
  • $0.01
  • $0.58

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Grease two round cake pans and line them with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the raisins, flour, spices, almonds and applesauce.
  5. Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water and stir it into the mixture. ≈ 4 min
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. ≈ 3 min
  7. Bake for 45 minutes, until the top is golden.
  8. Let cool on a wire rack.

The bill

Applesauce Cake

  • 125 g butter$1.16
  • 150 g sugar$0.17
  • 150 g raisins$1.15
  • 200 g flour$0.26
  • 1.5 tsp ground cloves$0.54
  • 1.5 tsp ground allspice$0.31
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon$0.12
  • 1 tsp baking soda$0.01
  • 1 cup (250 ml) unsweetened applesauce$0.58

Total$4.30

that's $0.27 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 125 g butter
  • 150 g sugar
  • 150 g raisins
  • 200 g flour
  • 1.5 tsp ground cloves
  • 1.5 tsp ground allspice
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 4.4 oz ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 1 cup (250 ml) unsweetened applesauce

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