Name: Marshmallow/Applesauce Cake
Ingredients: ¼ tsp. baking powder; 1½ tsp. salt; 2¾ c. flour; ½ c. shortening; 2 c. sugar; 1½ tsp. baking soda; ½ tsp. ground cloves; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; ½ tsp. ground allspice; 20 large marshmallows (¼ lb.); 2 c. unsweetened applesauce; 2 eggs; 1 c. walnut halves

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

You push marshmallows into cake batter in pan just before baking; they rise to the top during baking and make topping. Easier than frosting

Ingredients

2¾ c. flour
2 c. sugar
1½ tsp.

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Sift together flour, sugar, soda, salt, baking powder and spices.
Add shortening, eggs and applesauce. Beat until smooth and blended.
Stir in walnuts. Pour into greased and floured 13X9X2" pan. Press whole marshmallows into batter to bottom of pan—in 4 rows, 5 in each row.
Bake in moderate oven (350°) about 50 minutes. Cool on rack.

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