Applesauce cake

A slice of applesauce cake with a cinnamon and sugar topping

Applesauce cake is a dessert cake prepared using apple sauce, flour and sugar as primary ingredients. Various spices are typically used, and it tends to be a moist cake. Applesauce cake prepared with chunky-style apple sauce may be less moist. Several additional ingredients may also be used in its preparation, and it is sometimes prepared and served as a coffee cake. The cake dates back to early colonial times in the United States. National Applesauce Cake Day occurs annually on June 6 in the U.S.

History

The preparation of applesauce cake dates back to early colonial times in the New England Colonies of the northeastern United States.[1] From 1900 to the 1950s,[2] recipes for applesauce cake frequently appeared in American cookbooks.[3] In the United States, National Applesauce Cake Day occurs annually on June 6.[4]

Ingredients and preparation

Applesauce cupcakes

Applesauce cake is a dessert cake prepared using apple sauce, flour and sugar as main ingredients. Store-bought or homemade applesauce may be used in its preparation.[5] Additional ingredients may include eggs, butter, margarine or oil, raisins and plumped raisins, dates, chopped apple, chopped nuts (such as walnuts and pecans), cocoa powder, and spices such as cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and allspice.[1][6][7][8][9][10][11] Some versions include dried or fresh, finely grated ginger.[12][13] After baking, applesauce cake is sometimes topped with an icing,[7] frosting or glaze, such as a caramel glaze.[12][14] It also may be served topped with a dusting of confectioner's sugar[15][16] or whipped cream.[17] Gluten-free applesauce cake may be prepared using rice flour.[18]

Applesauce cake tends to be moist because of the liquid content present in the apple sauce.[8] The use of a chunky-style apple sauce can result in a cake with less moisture, compared to using standard apple sauce.[19] Letting it sit for one or two days before serving can increase its flavor,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] as this allows time for the ingredients to intermingle within the cake.

It may be prepared using various types of cake pans, such as a ring-shaped bundt cake using a bundt pan,[21][22] in loaf form using a loaf pan, or as a sheet cake with a sheet cake pan.[20] Applesauce cake is sometimes prepared in the form of cupcakes.[13][14]

Variations

Applesauce cake may be prepared and served as a type of coffee cake,[23] which may include a sweet crumb topping.[24] Simple versions may be prepared using prepared coffee cake mix, apple sauce, and other various ingredients.[11] Fruits such as blueberries, cranberries and raisins may also be used in applesauce coffee cake.[25][26][27]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Like most cakes of this type, it tastes even better when allowed to sit a day or two, and it will keep well and stay moist for up to a week when wrapped properly."[5]
  2. ↑ "... the cake is better after the first day, and keeps well."[20]

References

  1. 1 2 Ojakangas, Beatrice A. Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts. University of Minnesota Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-4529-0711-6.
  2. ↑ Knapp, L.; Wyeth, N.C.; Bok, E.W. (1950). Ladies' Home Journal. LHJ Publishing, Incorporated. p. 124.
  3. ↑ "Recipes from 1900–1950". Aunt Lil's Kitchen. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Smith, Emily (June 6, 2013). "National applesauce cake day". National applesauce cake day – Eatocracy. CNN. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Rothman, Julie (November 8, 2013). "Applesauce spice cake". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. ↑ Gerard, Pat (February 25, 2015). "Recipe: Applesauce Cake". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Ford, Faith (August 10, 2014). "Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing". Good Morning America. ABC News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Great Cakes: Home-baked Creations from the Country Living Kitchen. Country Living. Country Living Series (Hearst Books). 2008. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58816-686-9.
  9. ↑ Brass, M.; Brass, S.; Ryan, A. (2011). Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters: More Than 100 Years of Recipes Discovered and Collected by the Queens of Comfort Food. Hachette Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-57912-881-4.
  10. ↑ Rogers, A.T.; Egerton, J. (2004). Hungry for Home: Stories of Food from Across the Carolinas with More Than 200 Favorite Recipes. John F. Blair. pp. 202–203. ISBN 978-0-89587-301-9.
  11. 1 2 Brownetone, Cecily (October 10, 1969). "Cooking Is Fun". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 McKay, Gretchen (September 26, 2015). "Plate: Pittsburgh food, recipes, restaurants, drinks". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  13. 1 2 Kerbs, Nicki (December 22, 2015). "Spicy Gingerbread Applesauce Cupcakes". KING-TV. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Applesauce Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting". WRIC-TV. February 14, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Lee, Sandra (November 2, 2013). "Applesauce Cake: Sweet Dreams: Food Network". Food Network. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ Deen, Paula; Zoe, Amy. "Paula Deen's Applesauce Cake". Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  17. ↑ Ross, Alicia (April 9, 2013). "Betty's Applesauce Cake is a treasured recipe to one reader". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  18. ↑ Cain, N. (2015). Against the Grain: Extraordinary Gluten-Free Recipes Made from Real, All-Natural Ingredients. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. 634. ISBN 978-0-385-34556-9.
  19. ↑ Magers, M. Pamela (May 1, 2015). "The Best – Chunky applesauce". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  20. 1 2 Beard, J. (2009). " James Beard's American Cookery. Little, Brown. p. pt163–164. ISBN 978-0-316-06981-6. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing". Bristol Herald Courier HeraldCourier.com. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  22. ↑ Traverso, A. (2011). The Apple Lover's Cookbook. W. W. Norton. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-393-06599-2.
  23. ↑ Platt, Heather (August 2, 2012). "Peter Reinhart's Upcoming Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Baking Book". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  24. ↑ Clarkson, Potter; Martha Stewart's Cakes' (September 24, 2013). "Recipe: Applesauce Coffee Cake". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ Ettinger, J. (2006). Bob's Red Mill Baking Book. Running Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7867-5231-7.
  26. ↑ Ridgaway, D. (2011). The Gourmet's Guide to Cooking with Liquors and Spirits: Extraordinary Recipes Made with Vodka, Rum, Whiskey, and More!. Quarry Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-61058-101-1.
  27. ↑ Kendall, P. (2005). High Altitude Baking: 200 Delicious Recipes & Tips for Perfect High Altitude Cookies, Cakes, Breads & More. 3D PressINC. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-889593-15-9.

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