Applesauce Strawberry Jam Cake
Applesauce Strawberry Jam Cake has great fruity flavors perfect for a celebration. Applesauce is the secret ingredient for moisture and natural sweetness.
Servings: 24 Slices
Calories: 335kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoons allspice
- 1 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ cups applesauce
- 1 cup strawberry jam
- 1 cup drained crushed pineapple
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and ginger.
- In another large bowl, with a hand or stand mixer, cream together the wet ingredients, butter, sugar and eggs. Once fluffy, add applesauce, strawberry preserves and pineapple, mixing well after each addition.
- In a small bowl, combine raisins and pecans. Transfer a spoon of the flour mixture over the raisins and pecans and toss until they’re coated well.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix on low speed until blended well. Once combined, add the raisins and pecans and mix again.
- Pour the batter into a greased and lined tube pan. Bake at 325°F 1 hour 20 minutes to an hour and a half or until cooked through and browned on top.
- Remove from the oven, invert the cake onto a plate, remove the lining, then invert onto a serving dish.
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Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Mamaw uses Smucker's Strawberry Preserves, but you can also use a seedless blackberry or raspberry jam. It's important that whatever brand you choose that it doesn't have extra pectin. This would make the cake extra dense.
- Walnut can be used in place of pecans.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 188mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 2mg
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