Old Virginia Applesauce Cake Recipe

Love the cake. I didn't make it with rasins or walnuts cause I didn't have any and instead of 1/2 cup shortening I used 1/2 cup vegetable oil. Didn't frost it at all. The cake turned out moist the way I like it and my husband said it was very good also. We have a few apple trees and I make homemade applesauce often and used that. I might add homemade apple butter with the applesauce sometime. Read More

This recipe was a hit with my family. I served it to dinner guests and had to give out the recipe because they loved it so much. I changed a few things because I didn't have everything listed. I upped the cinn. to 1 tsp. and omitted the cloves allspice walnuts and raisins. I also added 2 eggs instead of one and used cinn. applesause because that's all I had on hand. I added about 4 fresh cubed macintosh apples and I didn't have the ingredients for the frosting so I coated the top with confectionary sugar. It was a big hit!!! I am making another one today and I am planning on using the frosting this time. Thanks for the great recipe!! Read More

My boyfriends family love Applesauce Cake and when I made this recipe they fell in love with it. Said it was one of the best that they ever had! Read More

added 1 chopped granny smith apple instead of all raisins i used 1/2 craisins 1/2 raisins. this cake is a Read More

Luv the recipe:-) The cake is moist and yummy delicious! Even my husband who usually doesn't like fruit type cakes liked it. I opted to omit raisins & walnuts. I used two eggs instead of one used onl 1/4 tsp of cloves & more cinnamon. Also added 1/4 cup dark brown sugar. I topped the cake with a glaze made of confectionary sugar & orange juice. Absolutley delicious! Read More

I give this 4 stars because I made some changes to the recipe. I used whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose and butter instead of shortening (just my preference). I did not add nuts and raisins and I used store-bought white frosting. This was a delicious spiced cake - a big hit with the husband and 2-year-old! Read More

I decided to make this cake because it most closely matched the type of cake I wanted. I did make some changes which are significant and in my opinion enhanced the flavor. I used two eggs substituted milk for water and butter for shortening. I also used a tsp of vanilla. I did add a tsp more of cinnamon and didn't have either cloves or allspice so I used 1 tsp of apple pie seasoning - delish! I also left out the raisins and nuts and substitued about 1.5 cups of finely diced Macintosh apples. I dusted the top with powdered sugar and it was just perfect - without frosting. Excellent basic cake recipe! Thanks so much for sharing - it was very close to the cake I had recently in Colonial Williamsburg Virginia. Read More

I am teaching a cooking class for 8 six to eight year olds. This was the first cake they made. It got good reviews from all eight families.: - ) Read More

I made this cake for my son's kindergarten class with the applesauce that they made together everyone just loved it!! Read More

cake has good flavor but turned out more like a banana bread top got hard.. I can say I'm not overly impressed. However husband thinks it's great so will probably make it again. Read More