Outstanding Applesauce Spice Cake
Ingredients
1 C. flour, all-purpose; sifted
1 C. whole-wheat flour; sifted
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. oat bran
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. nutmeg; freshly ground
1/2 tsp. clove; ground
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 C. granulated sugar; optional
3/4 C. brown sugar; lightly packed
4 egg whites; at room temperature
1/4 C. oil
2/3 C. apple juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 C. honey
2 C. unsweetened applesauce
1 C. raisins; optional
Lemon Glaze:
1 C. powdered sugar; sifted
1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 12 C. Bundt or tube pan. Sift flours, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl. Mix in oat bran, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and both sugars until there are no lumps. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Beat in the oil, apple juice, vanilla, honey, and applesauce. Stir half of the applesauce mixture into the flour mixture. Beat in the rest of the applesauce mixture. Beat on high for 1 minutes until everything is mixed well together. Mix in the raisins. Pour into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let the cake cool and remove from the pan. Cover with lemon glaze. Lemon Glaze: Combine all ingredients, stirring well.
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