Applesauce And Honey Cake With Raisin Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup chopped raisins
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. spray an 8x8 pan.
• 2 cream the butter in a large bowl; while still beating, stream in the honey. mix in the applesauce.
• 3 combine the dry ingredients and mix into the applesauce mixture and beat 30 seconds.
• 4 fold in the nuts and raisins.
• 5 bake 40 minutes or until the cake springs back in the center and a toothpick comes out clean. while the cake is baking, prepare the raisin glaze.
• 6 in a saucepan, combine the water and chopped raisins. bring to a boil; add honey, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. remove from heat and add lemon juice. while cake is still warm, pierce cake with a fork (the end of a wooden spoon is too large). spoon the glaze over the cake.