Amish Applesauce Cake Recipe ~ BundtBakers

This Amish Applesauce Cake is a wonderfully moist bundt cake that 

is full of deliciously warm spicy flavors.   

The theme chosen for Bundt Bakers for August 2022 is Bake A Bundt Using Apple Sauce. I loved this theme as I usually buy the Costco-sized jar of applesauce and then scramble to find ways to use it up before it is a forgotten relic in the back of my refrigerator. If this happens to you too, then do I have the bundt cake for you.

Once all of the ingredients for this cake have been measured, this cake is very easy to put together and have it baking in the oven.  It is such a great way to use of any excess applesauce you may have on hand or a great excuse to chop up some apples and make your own applesauce to use. This cake has a lovely soft texture and every slice is a delicious bite of apple, warm fall spices, and a little crunch from the nuts. If you choose to use raisins - and my choice would be golden raisins - then they would add an extra level of sweetness to the cake.  In this instance I choose to leave them out as one of my daughters believes that raisins are only good when they are used to make wine 😏. One change I made was to use chopped hazelnuts rather than walnuts or pecans - a choice that I would definitely repeat in the future as they gave a wonderful flavor to the cake. This cake would also be good with a caramel or apple cider drizzle.

Amish Applesauce Cake Recipe

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Ingredients

• 115g (½ cup) butter, softened
• 200g (1 cup) white sugar
• 200g (1 cup) brown sugar
• 1 egg plus 1 egg yo
• 510g (2 cups) applesauce
• 110ml (½ cup) milk
• 300g (2 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom , optional
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger, optional
• 115g (1 cup) chopped walnuts or pecans
• 150g (1 cup) raisins, optional
• Powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 180℃ (350℉).
2. Spray a large bundt pan. with baking spray
3. In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients until well combined; set aside
4. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter. 
5. Add the sugars and beat well.
6. Add the egg and 1 yolk and mix well.
7. Add the applesauce and milk, mixing until just combined.
8. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix on medium/low speed until incorporated.
9. Stir in the chopped nuts and raisins.
10. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for or approximately 55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with only a few dry crumbs.
11. Once the cake has cooled completely, dust the top with powdered sugar.

#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Please take a moment to check out all of the Bake A Bundt Using Apple Sauce baked by our BundtBakers this month ~

• Amish Applesauce Bundt Cake from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
• Applesauce Bundt with Caramel Glaze from Patyco Candybar
• Applesauce Spice Cake from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Caramel Coconut Apple Bundt Cake from Magical Ingredients
• Cinnamon Walnut Applesauce Bundt from Passioned Kneaded
• German Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Glaze from Food Lust People Love