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Viewed: 9 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 cup dried apple, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 325°F
- Cut 16" length parchment paper or aluminum foil and fold lengthwise to 7" width; spray 8" square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and fit parchment into dish, pushing it into corners and up sides, allow excess to overhang edges of dish.
- Bring apples and cider to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat; cook until liquid evaporates and mixture appears dry, about 15 minutes, cool to room temperature.
- Whisk flour and baking soda in medium bowl to combine; set aside.
- In second medium bowl, whisk sugar and spices; measure 2 TBSP of sugar-spice mixture into small bowl and set aside for topping.
- In food processor, process cooled dried-apple mixture and applesauce until smooth, about 20-30 seconds, scraping sides of bowl as needed; set aside.
- Whisk egg and salt in large bowl to combine.
- Add sugar-spice mixture and whisk continuously until well combined and light coloured, about 20 seconds.
- Add butter in 3 additions, whisking thoroughly after each.
- Add applesauce mixture and vanilla, whisk to combine.
- Add flour mixture to wet ingredients; using rubber spatula, fold gently until just combined and evenly moistened.
- Turn batter into prepared pan, smoothing out top with rubber spatula.
- Sprinkle reserved 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture evenly over top of batter.
- Bake until wooden skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack to room temperature, about 2 hours.
- Run knife along cake edges without parchment to release; remove cake from pan by lifting parchment overhang and transfer to cutting board.
- Cut cake and serve.
- Variations:
- Ginger-Cardamom Applesauce Snack Cake.
- Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake omitting cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves; whisk 1/2 tsp ground ginger and 1/4 tsp ground cardamom into sugar in Step 3; measure 2 TBSP sugar-spice mixture into a small bowl, add 1 TBSP finely chopped cyrstallized ginger and set aside for topping in Step 5.
- Applesauce Snack Cake with Oat-Nut Streusel.
- Follow recipe for Applesauce Snack Cake through Step 2; in Step 3, measure 2 TBSP brown sugar, 1/3 c chopped pecans or walnuts, and 1/3 c old-fashioned or quick cook oats; work in 2 TBSP softened unsalted butter by rubbing mixture between fingers until fully incorporated; pinch mixture into hazelnut-sized clumps and sprinkle evenly over batter before baking.
