My Grams....
Except for the fact that I swam today, this post had nothing to do with swimming.
Grams has been on my mind a lot lately, she was an amazing lady. No matter what I had done good or bad when I went to her house there was coke or hot cocoa and 'applesauce raisin cake.' My Grams was one of those women that 'a pinch here and a dash there' were all she put in on any recipe card and for most of her recipes are not documented. I was looking for an applesauce raisin cake recipe because that is the one I associate with her. As I said no matter what, that was in the air when I visited.
I finally found this one and it looks a lot like hers smelled (Yes I can translate between the two).
So I'm going to try it and I will let you know if it is my Grams recipe minus of course the 'love' that she made it with.....
Grams has been on my mind a lot lately, she was an amazing lady. No matter what I had done good or bad when I went to her house there was coke or hot cocoa and 'applesauce raisin cake.' My Grams was one of those women that 'a pinch here and a dash there' were all she put in on any recipe card and for most of her recipes are not documented. I was looking for an applesauce raisin cake recipe because that is the one I associate with her. As I said no matter what, that was in the air when I visited.
I finally found this one and it looks a lot like hers smelled (Yes I can translate between the two).
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups applesauce
- 2 cups raisins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the applesauce. Fold in the and raisins. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
So I'm going to try it and I will let you know if it is my Grams recipe minus of course the 'love' that she made it with.....