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Applesauce cake

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A slice of applesauce cake with a cinnamon and sugar topping

Applesauce cake is a dessert cake prepared using apple sauce, flour and sugar as primary ingredients. Various spices are typically used, and it tends to be a moist cake. Applesauce cake prepared with chunky-style apple sauce may be less moist. Several additional ingredients may also be used in its preparation, and it is sometimes prepared and served as a coffee cake. The cake dates back to early colonial times in the United States. National Applesauce Cake Day occurs annually on June 6 in the U.S.

History

The preparation of applesauce cake dates back to early colonial times in the New England Colonies of the northeastern United States.[1] From 1900 to the 1950s,[2] recipes for applesauce cake frequently appeared in American cookbooks.[3] In the United States, National Applesauce Cake Day occurs annually on June 6.[4]

Ingredients and preparation

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Applesauce cupcakes

Applesauce cake is a dessert cake prepared using apple sauce, flour and sugar as main ingredients. Store-bought or homemade applesauce may be used in its preparation.[5] Additional ingredients may include eggs, butter, margarine or oil, raisins and plumped raisins, dates, chopped apple, chopped nuts (such as walnuts and pecans), cocoa powder, and spices such as cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and allspice.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11] Some versions include dried or fresh, finely grated ginger.[12][13] After baking, applesauce cake is sometimes topped with an icing,[7] frosting or glaze, such as a caramel glaze.[12][14] It also may be served topped with a dusting of confectioner's sugar[15][16] or whipped cream.[17] Gluten-free applesauce cake may be prepared using rice flour.[18]

Applesauce cake tends to be moist because of the liquid content present in the apple sauce.[8] The use of a chunky-style apple sauce can result in a cake with less moisture, compared to using standard apple sauce.[19] Letting it sit for one or two days before serving can increase its flavor,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] as this allows time for the ingredients to intermingle within the cake.

It may be prepared using various types of cake pans, such as a ring-shaped bundt cake using a bundt pan,[21][22] in loaf form using a loaf pan, or as a sheet cake with a sheet cake pan.[20] Applesauce cake is sometimes prepared in the form of cupcakes.[13][14]

Variations

Applesauce cake may be prepared and served as a type of coffee cake,[23] which may include a sweet crumb topping.[24] Simple versions may be prepared using prepared coffee cake mix, apple sauce, and other various ingredients.[11] Fruits such as blueberries, cranberries and raisins may also be used in applesauce coffee cake.[25][26][27]

  • A close-up view of applesauce walnut coffee cake

  • Applesauce cupcakes with icing.jpg

    Applesauce cupcakes with icing

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Like most cakes of this type, it tastes even better when allowed to sit a day or two, and it will keep well and stay moist for up to a week when wrapped properly."[5]
  2. ↑ "... the cake is better after the first day, and keeps well."[20]

References

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