Celebrating 101 Years Old with Old Fashioned “Coffee” Cake
 
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Serves: 12-16 servings
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 cup raisins, or dried cranberries, or fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1½ cups coffee, perked or instant
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2½ cups flour
  • pinch of salt
  • ¾ cup applesauce
  • Powdered sugar for sprinkling.
Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan, add sugar, fruit, butter, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, walnuts and coffee.
  2. Bring to a boil, simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  3. When cooled, add baking soda, baking powder, salt, flour and applesauce.
  4. Mix well. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. F. Bake on middle rack about 35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  5. Cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/celebrating-101-years-old-with-old-fashioned-coffee-cake/