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Slow Cooker Applesauce Spice Cake
PUBLISHED: DEC 31, 2011 Woman’s Day Magazine


Yields: 10
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Cal/Serv: 281

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
* 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
* 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
* tsp. kosher salt
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter
* 1/2 cup granulated sugar
* 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
* 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
* confectioners' sugar
* Ice cream

DIRECTIONS
* STEP 1
Place a 15-inch piece of parchment paper in the bowl of a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, letting the excess come up the sides. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
* STEP 2
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the applesauce and vanilla (the mixture will look curdled). Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated.
* STEP 3
Transfer the batter to the prepared slow cooker and cook, covered, until set and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 2 to 2 1/2 hours on high.
* STEP 4
Holding the parchment, transfer the cake to a rack and let cool for at least 15 minutes. Dust with the confectioners' sugar and serve with ice cream, if desired.

This slow cooker cake recipe is very tasty and has a good texture. I let it cook for 2 hours but next time I’ll check it at an hour and fifty minutes. I apparently have a hot spot in one section of my cooker as the cake scorched a tiny bit at the edge.

I personally will omit the cloves next time. I don’t care for the flavor of cloves and even though I reduced the amount to half of an 1/8 tsp from the 1/4 tsp it called for in the recipe, it was still very strongly flavored of cloves. To me the cloves were an overpowering flavor in the cake.

I will also spray the parchment paper with cooking spray so it doesn’t stick to the paper next time.

I plan to ice it with a cream cheese icing after it cools down.

I can't stand cloves, so that would be a given for me. The rest of the cake sounds DELICIOUS!

It was very tasty especially with the cream cheese frosting but definitely not including the cloves next time

Here’s what my cake with cream cheese icing looked like

That looks amazing!

That icing just put it over the top