Applesauce & Raisin Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (thicker is better)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup raisins (or dried cranberries)
• 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and butter a 9x5" loaf pan and line bottom with parchment paper and butter paper. (this makes removing it from the pan so much easier).
• 2 beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. beat in egg.
• 3 stir baking soda into applesauce in a separate bowl.
• 4 mix dry ingredients together.
• 5 add dry ingredients in to butter mixture alternating with the applesauce. mix just until blended well - don't overmix or the cake will be dense.
• 6 gently stir in raisins.
• 7 pour batter into pan and bake until top springs back when pressed - about 50 minutes (check at 45 minutes).
• 8 cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes then turn out onto the rack to cool completely.
• 9 make glaze by mixing the lemon juice with the confectioner's sugar until smooth. spoon glaze over the cooled cake and let set up before serving.