It's an excellent apple spice raisin cake that has the amazing ingredient of mayonnaise!
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 cups apple - peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
- In large bowl with mixer at low speed, beat together flour, sugar, mayonnaise, milk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves, scraping bowl frequently, for 2 minutes. Batter will be thick. Sir in the chopped apples, raisins and walnuts.
- Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on wire racks.
- In a large bowl, whip the cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Fill and frost the cake.
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missc730 (1 discussion) on Jun 5, 2010 at 03:59 PM
I have had this recipe for many years and make it often. It was originally on a Hellmans' bottle. It is a very moist cake so keeps well, you can make it ahead. Keep wrapped in foil, not plastic, so as to keep it crispy on top.
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katherine02 (62 discussions) on Mar 11, 2005 at 06:21 PM
You will not be dissapointed with this!!
