Recipe and source notes

Applesauce Wheat Germ Cake

16 pieces Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cup flour
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ½ cup wheat germ If wheat germ is not available, use bran or whole wheat flour.
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp cloves
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 1 tbsp grated orange rind
  • ½ cup unsweetened orange juice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

Make it step by step

  1. Sift dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Stir in apple sauce, raisins and orange rind.
  3. Combine orange juice, egg and vegetable oil, add to batter, stirring just until moistened.
  4. Spoon into lightly oiled 8 inch square cake pan.
  5. Bake 50 minutes at 350 °F or until cake tests done.

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