Old Fashioned APPLE SAUCE CAKE, A Vintage Dessert Recipe

[@kathyrama4570]

My Mom, God rest her sweet soul, made an applesauce cake with raisins. Your cake looks really moist and delicious.

[@SometimeAgo65]

I remember eating a cake like that when I was young. I was at a few church dinners and I loved it!! It was so moist and delicious and had a homemade cream cheese icing. I've searched many times for hat I thought was the recipe and I've made several cakes but they're not turning out moist like I remember and not exactly the same taste, so I'll keep trying until I find that recipe!! 😂❤️

[@elenediacogiannis373]

No walnuts for me. Chocolate chips yes!

[@Lorigrape17]

I think I would chop the walnuts some.

[@eveross359]

You took my thought..... sultanas or raisins..

[@jswhosoever4533]

Oh my goodness! I should have read comments before I put it in the oven! I have a whole bag of craisins that would have been perfect!

[@robertreagan2181]

Little rainy and chilly today in Tennessee so a perfect day to warm up the house with a little baking. A really great cake to have around for my 88 year old Dad to snack on. Not too sweet either. (I skipped the powdered sugar for topping) It's going to be perfect to have with my morning coffee.

[@GaiaCarney]

I made it, too! It’s not too sweet

[@charlenewolford2887]

My grandmother used to make this. She baked it in bread pans. Delicious!!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

My mom did that too lol.

[@glw5166]

Oh like a loaf. I like that idea.

[@melissabibby7310]

My Mom made this cake when I was a kid, she said she forgot about this cake, but definitely were going to be making it, it’s so delicious! Thanks for the reminder!👍❤️

[@dorishodge4451]

My mother used to make an applesauce cake that she put nuts, raisins and chopped dates in. I used to LOVE eating the batter of that cake. I loved eating the cake, too, but I'm a little strange like that. I enjoy eating batter and dough almost more than the finished product. And, what a shock!!!! At 59, I've never had a case of salmonella. Anyway, looks like another great recipe I need to try.

[@brendafoster4712]

I love choc. chip cookie batter...I keep it in the fridge when I'm baking the cookies and darned if I don't find myself grabbing a spoonful of waiting dough a "few" times. So, I don't think that's strange at all, Doris. We can all blame our mothers (I'm kidding, of course) because they started the whole thing by always giving us the beaters to lick when we were kids! My mother baked everyday because my dad loved dessert after dinner with a cup of coffee. She taught all of us (5 kids) to cook and bake. As we got older, she handed off the dessert making for daddy to us girls for part of the week on a rotation basis! My granny was very funny about us eating raw dough because of the egg thing, too, so that wasn't something we got to do very often at her house. She also believed that you could not have little "crispy" edges around your fried eggs because if you burned the whites of the egg, it became toxic and could make you very sick. It's got to be a generational thing...she was born in 1908 and was half Native American. p.s. I love chopped dates in breads and cookies, etc., etc. Buon Appetit!

[@Suzyfromtheblock]

Well you had batter get started Doris 😂😃

[@christinebutler7630]

I used.to lick the spoon as a kid too. No more. I did get salmonella once, most likely from a salad bar that had been contaminated back in the kitchen when they used the wrong cutting board for the veggies... I have never been so sick before or since. It was really, really bad. You dont want to.risk it,.believe me.

[@brendafoster4712]

Oh, man, hope you're feeling much improved. I had Campylobachter (sp?) once, which is one layer down from Salmonella and I know what you're talking about...got mine from cheese nachos at a major league ballgame and only took about 4-5 hours to hit me real bad...my hubby and I were at a piano recital that same night when it hit, oh, boy...I missed 3 weeks of work and lost over 20 lbs...I was very very sick.

[@donnaleveron6511]

I've done the same thing for most of my life, I'm 70, and still lick the spoon, beaters, or bowl. I remember when people used to drink or eat raw eggs in a kind of forerunner smoothie. Never heard of anyone getting sick back then.

[@janetwilliams782]

My grandma always made this and I lost her receipe. I'm so happ I found ur receipe so now I cam make this..thanku so much❤

[@CatherinesPlates]

My pleasure 😊

[@woodyforest2100]

I made this two days ago after seeing how good and easy it looked. The wife and I have had a slice each day and we now have “Jar of Applesauce “ permanently on our food shopping list! Thank you!

[@Valerie__22]

An old-fashioned treat to be sure! Bet it smells so comforting while it’s baking! Thanks Catherine!

[@Barbarra63297]

I've been looking for an old fashioned recipe for this cake and I found it! Thanks for posting this, going to make it tomorrow!

[@julioleon559]

I've always hated 🍎 apple sauce up until NOW. The food pantry I go to always gives me lots cuz most people don't want it so they ask if I want the leftover applesauce cans. After making your MOST EXCELLENT SUPER FANTASTIQUE! cake I will never hate applesauce again thanks to you sweetie love ya God bless you.

[@CatherinesPlates]

Glad you liked it.

[@mrs.scruggs4206]

I am so grateful for your simple, yet thorough, presentation of ingredients as you prepare this cake. You do not divert from the recipe from start to finish, and then show the finished product with great satisfaction. That's the way I like to learn about a recipe. Many thanks. I shall try this one soon.

[@miketaormino6761]

I made this last weekend …… everyone loved it !! I say it all the time …. Old school recipe’s like this one are still the best !!

[@poohbear101]

Got this one in the oven right now! My grandma used to make this cake for us. So delicious

[@donaclashman7005]

My grandma used to make something similar. if you hear someone sneaking into your kitchen it's just me stealing a piece😊 honestly, I can't wait to make this cake! thank you Catherine ❤

[@CatherinesPlates]

LOL, Glad you told me, I'll let my husband know.

[@donnanichols6838]

My Grandma, who was the best cook I've ever known, used to make an apple cake, and i have been wishing that i had asked her for her recipe (s) for my whole, (long) adult life!!! I wonder if this might be the recipe that she used. One can only hope. I think hers actually had chunks of apples in it though....hmmmm. Too bad life doesn't come with optional do -overs!!! Well, im sure it will be good, no matter what. Thanks Catherine for another sweet recipe!!! Have a beautiful day!!! 🍃🤗🍃

[@brendafoster4712]

That sounds delish, having chunks of apples in it!

[@thejourney1369]

My Mom made applesauce cake when I was a kid. In her recipe it called for lard and if you tried to use something else instead, the cake wouldn’t rise. It was the only cake I’d eat as a child. I loved it since she didn’t put nuts in it.

[@FVWhimsy2010]

I agree...I use diced apples instead of the nuts. My sister uses raisins...so to each their own.

[@jacquelinemyrick8947]

I have my mom's applesauce cake recipe. She always added raisins and walnuts. It's a great coffee cake.

[@janiemeneely4643]

Hi catherine i enjoy watching i will make applesauce cake this wk my mom used to make it she added apples

[@starduster6687]

I made this cake, similar to the one my mom made at the Forest History Center for the 1900's lumberjacks as a history demonstration cooked in an antique wood cookstove inside the log cabin. Mom is gone now but I never got the recipie, and you made it for me. It was very delicious and moist; thanks for bringing back that taste of history for me.

[@CatherinesPlates]

Wonderful! Please enjoy the cake and the happy memories.

[@joettespringer2657]

I made this yesterday and it is absolutely delicious!! I baked it in a bundt pan was my only change. This recipe went directly into my handwritten cookbook..it's that good. I will be making it again and again!

[@SIERRAnBC]

@Joette Springer How long did you bake it for?

[@joettespringer2657]

Just the time given on the cake mix..

[@joettespringer2657]

On a cake mix box..40 minutes 😋

[@MidwestGirl]

Oh, I love applesauce cake! I can't wait to try this recipe!

[@jenniferjohnson7279]

Hi,you bake just like my mother did, her ingredients were simple and her cakes homemade.thank you for the sweet menories watching you prepare this cake.

[@CatherinesPlates]

You are so welcome

[@1963wheeler]

I make my own apple butter so I used it then added a bit more spice as well. I use wild flower honey as a sweetner in everything now that I have cancer. I also added 1 cup of Golden flax seed for texture. It looks and smells fantastic right out of the oven!

[@sharonskains5049]

This looks delicious and it is definitely on my to do list. I love baking, but I am never able to eat all of anything by myself, so I share with neighbors. They will love this, too.

[@diansolomon614]

My grandma use to make this cake but she also added raisins. I never got her recipe so i thank you for this video.

[@jeannetrangata]

Hello! I made this beautiful recipe, today and let me tell you- IT IS PERFECTION. My house smells sooooo incredibly good and the cake is phenomenal. I did add walnuts (great touch) and I didn't feel the need to add powdered sugar. Thank you. I will be making this, again and again.

[@CatherinesPlates]

Wonderful! I'm glad you liked it.

[@rowenalambertson7186]

I made this a couple of months ago & I found it to be everything u said it was. Very moist & just the right amount of sweetness. For it to be so simple to make I was happily surprised it was so good ❤

[@missysteele1697]

Hi Catherine, my mom use to make this at Christmas and she put raisins in hers and baked it in a bunt pan.

[@libbyhicks7549]

I was wonderin about the raisins too.

[@saintejeannedarc9460]

Yep, my mom would have added both. Someone else said their mom added dates, plus raisins and walnuts. My sister gave me tons of dates, and I've been wondering what to do w/ them.

[@joannekalish1020]

Catherine, there's nothing like old fashioned goodness. Thanks. I'll be making some homemade applesauce tomorrow and the "let there be cake"!

[@julioleon559]

Wow that's some GOOD cake. Whooo hooo. and I don't have to share it with anybody I get to have it all to myself yeah baby! Delicious

[@tamalamozie5574]

Catherine, you should give your thumbs up on every single recipe you make.. lol!! 😉 That looks so moist!! I have to go get some applesauce.. 👍👍😁🤗

[@sb9442]

Well Catherine I’m a little slow responding but I have to say this cake is our favorite… I can’t even count how many times I’ve made it since this video and even making one tonight ( just got all the ingredients) ty so much for this fabulous dessert recipe

[@sm83787]

I just made it, and omg my toddler and husband absolutely loved it! I halfed the sugar and used unsweetened homemade applesauce. Thank you! This is a keeper for sure!

[@tracyc160]

My grandmom used to make this all the time! Thanks for the memory….

[@CatherinesPlates]

My pleasure 😊

[@Rashida961]

Thank you for your scrumptious recipe! I often use applesauce in my baking but cant wait to try your recipe using raisins and hazelnuts as I dont have walnuts on hand. Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 ⚘🤗

[@Lynn-c9l]

Raisins in this cake is delicious

[@tiffanywest2311]

Oh my goodness! I'm going to share this with my Aunt Wynonia and beg her to make it for me. I can cook but baking is a different science. 🤣

[@jimcrowell5093]

Now that takes me back to the childhood memories of Mom and Grandma's kitchen❤👍🙏😛

[@joycechapman262]

Good morning Catherine. Thank you for sharing.

[@janneking3878]

I love Waldorf. Salad !!! With apples and wallnuts!!!

[@gerrymichlin3207]

Mix and bake this up and start the coffee! Looks so moist and delicious! Going to grab my fork! Like the addition of walnuts! Don’t know if I could wait for it to cool completely.😊👍😋🍏🍎🍏🍎🍰

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Eating it warm is the best lol ^_^ ♥

[@glw5166]

LOL! Yes the coffee is a must!

[@joyicechase2418]

Now I've made this cake the old-fashioned way like you did and I also used a cake mix... you want to use a spice cake mix and instead of adding the water you add that much applesauce, pour that into the mix add raisins or chopped walnuts, whatever you want to add to it... then pour into your bunt cake pan for your 13 by 9 inch pan whatever you choose and bake it just like it says on the package and it comes out great... just a little easier to do if you don't have the time to do it this way...

[@brendafoster4712]

Thanks for the tip...sounds really good!

[@ldeweese1]

Is applesauce instead of water the only change you made to the box mix also how much water did it call for? Thanks!

[@joyicechase2418]

@@ldeweese1 I followed the directions on the cake package but when it comes to the water that it asks for that's when you use your applesauce nothing else changes. Good luck and let me know how it turns out

[@childrenslivesmatter3073]

My husband loves this with coffee!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

I remember my mom made this years ago and I've been trying to find the recipe ever since she passed! Thank you for posting it, I definitely need to make this for me and my hubby.

[@CatherinesPlates]

You are very welcome!

[@QUINCYGIRL]

One of my favorite cakes to make. I add golden raisins and walnuts. I bake in a large tube pan. delish!!

[@grantthatcher461]

I can remember having a cake like this when I was a kid...SO good...but never had a recipe. Thanks so much for this! Will definitely be making this one. : )

[@lindadodson1586]

I have my mom's recipe which she got off a can of Acme applesauce back in the 60s. Maybe not the exact same recipe but it's delicious!!!

[@grammy279]

This looks yummy. I have some jars of applesauce still in my freezer from last year, so I’m going to try your recipe. I can smell all those wonderful spices. Some Cool Whip.

[@debbiemoeller2169]

Wow!! Haven't had one of these cakes in a long time!!! So delicious. Thank you!!!💞💞👍

[@marthaanthis3980]

Yummy! This looks wonderful.

[@gabrielle2439]

I bet this would be over the moon with some browned butter icing.

[@barbhambly3139]

my great aunt made this cake. not sure if it's the same recipe. but she would add raisins instead of nut. with powder sugar topping. sooo good.

[@candycec908]

I will put this in my dessert rotation for sure! I could almost smell those spices while you were mixing the batter, Catherine. Looks yummy!

[@sueoneal2249]

Yummy!!!

[@renafielding945]

I miss hearing anything good about Texas. That’s why I’m here with you today. That looks like my mama’s cake.

[@tonifloerchinger3462]

I am making this today! I have some whipped cream for the topp...yummy!

[@madihaatif8260]

Assalam o Alekum, I m from pakistan,I love baking and want to try baking with fruits and nuts together,ur receipe is perfect one and I m sure It will be a delecious snack for tha tea time.Thank u so much for sharing it in very good way.

[@cynthiadiama5072]

I could not wait to make this cake...turned out great...like a spice cake...next time I plan to add some crushed pineapple...great cake...thanks.

[@gabrielle2439]

I've been looking for this recipe forever. I used to make this all the time when I was a teen.

[@jeffyoung8726]

I heard about this cake on "The Waltons" years ago? Don't know if this is something I'd be crazy about? But, it might be something I'll make for my Uncle & Aunt? Thank you for your REALLY groovy recipes on this incredible channel... So until next time, keep cooking!

[@vickiepatterson1748]

This looks so delicious! 🤗 I haven't seen Honey crisp applesauce yet. I bet it's great in baking! 💖 It looks so inviting and worthy of trying! 😋 Can't wait to smell this baking! ☺️ Thanks for sharing another great recipe! 🥰

[@brendafoster4712]

Make your own applesauce using Honey Crisp apples...I've made my own applesauce for forever and it's so easy to do.

[@bcd4562]

I'm going to make a pan on Saturday and bring to church tomorrow morning so other people eat it up😂 It's very good, very moist and perfect for a beginning baker.

[@lindamasson8799]

That looks amazing I believe my mom used to make something similar but it had a icing on it but the cake part was almost identical to this recipe.

[@AbdulRazzak-cs7ue]

Hello Catherine I'm from Pakistan I made this cake from your recipe everyone loved this cake I'm not so good in baking but your recipe is foolproof and super hit thank you so much for sharing such a perfect recipe

[@dfletcher7803]

Just how I remembered from grade school, loved it! Forgotten all about it, thanks for the memory. I shall put this cake on my to bake list.

[@josephinelb5735]

Can't wait to make it! Someones previous comments said they put raisins in it. I think that's a great idea and I think I might substitute some of the sugar with monk fruit and buy unsweetened applesauce. See if I can make it with less sugar. I also love vintage recipes!

[@oliversmom9509]

Yum! 😋👍 Have a Blessed day!

[@CatherinesPlates]

Thank you 😋

[@cheryl9261]

This looks so good but then most of your recipes do. I’m going to make this tomorrow. Thank you Catherine.

[@rhondarenard7927]

Oh my i have not had one of those in years my mom would make a apple sauce rasin cake with nuts in. And a carrot cake. Both with cram cheese frosting. The best cakes ever

[@wanettahudson8375]

Try for sharing this is my favorite cake . My Mother baked these cakes forall of my family brothers and Sister yummy at Holidays

[@glw5166]

That just looks absolutely delicious! I will be giving this a try. Thanks!

[@maryr9225]

My mom used to make this f for us, it was always a favorite!! Thanks so much for sharing with us!!

[@maryellerd4187]

You Tube just popped this up on my home page. I’m so glad it did because I’m ready for an old fashioned applesauce cake. It looks so good!

[@CatherinesPlates]

Hope you enjoy

[@margiemasih990]

Looks so good

[@teresaweninger7675]

Just made this with pecans and OMGoodness...this is hands down the BEST applesauce cake EVER!

[@CatherinesPlates]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Cherylquilts]

We always put raisins in our apple sauce cake.

[@judimyers1341]

Oh boy….this looks delicious! Thank you for this wonderful receipe!

[@hanselpollack4075]

Thank you! My mother used to see this in the fall. She also, added raisins to hers…hmmm

[@pm5626]

Been 65 years since my grandma made this!!!! She could really cook!

[@vickimatthews5976]

I love cake period!! Applesauce cake looks quite yummy, and I can't wait to actually try and make it. Thanks for the easy recipe.😋😁🤤

[@kaliwindx7287]

I had forgotten about applesauce cake and how good it is. Thanks for bringing this one back to my consciousness. I am going to make this recipe for sure

[@MB-rl2om]

I always mix the walnuts (or raisins if I'm using that instead) with some flour before adding to the batter. It helps to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake.

[@toniarend9090]

Omg!! Right up my alley!! My little one would love it!! Been wanting some or prune bread, been thinking about both….

[@debbiereilly900]

My grandson is going to love this cake when I make it apple cake is his favorite yummy, Thank you for sharing Catherine have a blessed evening stay safe and healthy. 🙏❤🙏❤

[@mysonruns]

This recipe reminded me of being in elementary school. For dessert every now & again they would serve this cake after lunch. Thanks Catherine!

[@CatherinesPlates]

You are so welcome!

[@jcklg5]

Love apple cake, ill be making this! 😋

[@marcelladimartino6113]

Have you ever made a cake and substituted unsweetened apple sauce for the eggs?

[@Rashida961]

Ohhhh yesss! I do that quite often...its sooo much healthier 🤗👌

[@n2wabbit]

My mother made this cake, it was so good. Pretty sure she may have also added raisins but that may have been another cake.

[@GaiaCarney]

Thank you for sharing this recipe & tutorial, Catherine’s Plates 🍎 I made apple sauce & now I’m going to make this cake! edit/update: it came out perfectly👌🏾

[@CatherinesPlates]

Awesome! I'm glad it came out perfect for you.

[@revondagodfrey3431]

Childhood fav... my mama use to add pecans and and raisins

[@toniastudstill595]

One of my favorites from childhood🥰

[@syndihanson5710]

Very nice representation, I will make one. I love old old recipes. Thank you.

[@shirleylaboy603]

Love apple anything.ao I will be trying this recipe. Thanks for sharing Catherine. 🙂❤

[@hill_house_homestead]

I am going to try this today, but with plain pear sauce instead of apple. Made/canned a ton for the pantry from local Bartlett pears this summer and am excited to try it -- hope and pray it turns out good! Will keep you posted 🤗 Next year I will do it with applesauce if it's another great local fruit year!

[@bridgetbernadettedesilva1456]

Awesome from London U.K

[@bridgetbernadettedesilva1456]

Very bad

[@wandamcmorris4492]

Looks scrumptious Catherine!!

[@mysteryworld8170]

That looks delicious I'm definitely going to make this vintage dessert. 😍

[@elizabethmcgill8824]

Wow big pieces of walnuts. That's cool.

[@loriminnesota1870]

Just like my Mom used to make! YUM!!!

[@lindascales7485]

Looks great! Great memories of eating this as a kid. I will definitely whip one up 👍

[@olivemiller4805]

Love applesauce cake!! recipe looks great!

[@CatherinesPlates]

Thank you 😋