adapted from Best Applesauce Cake recipe 2021: JOJO RECIPES
Makes 8-15
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup of applesauce ( I used MOTTS NO SUGAR ADDED applesauce)
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2 cups all- purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/2 cup of frozen blackberries
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(thawed and mashed)
Cooking Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit lightly butter and flour a 1/4 sheet cake pan
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In a large bowl, whisk together creamed butter, sugar, and applesauce
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In the same large bowl, stir in flour, soda, and spices
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Pour half the batter into the sheet pan. spread evenly with a spatula
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Add the mashed blackberries to the batter in the bowl. Stir. if bits of blackberries remain, no problem
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Pour blackberried batter onto the sheet pan (Spread Evenly)
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Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes (I used a timer and a toothpick poked into the center to ensure doneness)
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When cooled, adding blackberries and confection sugar are optional