Applesauce Cake

Ingredient -

----------------------------CAKE-----------------

• 2 c Flour
• 1 1/3 c Whole wheat flour
• 2 ts Cinnamon
• 2 ts Baking powder
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 2 c Applesauce
• 1/4 c Apple liqueur
• 1 c Unsalted butter; softened
• 2 c Light brown sugar; firmly
• .. packed
• 3 Eggs
• 1 c Raisins
• 1 c Pitted dates; chopped
• 1 c Walnuts; chopped

MMMMM---------------------CREAM CHEESE ICING----------

• 1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened
• 4 oz Cream cheese; softened
• 1 Navel orange; zest of
• 3 c Powdered sugar
• 2 tb Apple liqueur

Preparation Method-

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 10 inch tube pan; set aside. Sift flours, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine apple liqueur and applesauce; set aside.

Cream butter until light. Slowly beat in brown sugar until very light and fluffy. Reduce speed to
medium, beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

On low speed, alternately beat in flour and applesauce mixtures, starting and ending with
flour, just until combined. Stir in walnuts, dates, and raisins by hand.

Spread evenly in prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake until cake tests done, about an hour. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Invert onto rack, turn right side up and cool completely.

Cream Cheese Icing:

Beat butter and cream cheese until light. Beat in orange peel. Reduce heat to medium; beat in sugar alternately with liqueur until smooth and creamy. Adjust consistency, if needed, by adding more sugar or liqueur. Spread on top and sides of cooled cake.