Recipe: Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake with Walnuts (crock pot)

OLD-FASHIONED APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH WALNUTS

This is designed for a round 3- to 7-quart capacity Crock-Pot.

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of ground allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup buttermilk
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Line bottom of slow cooker with a round of parchment paper. Coat paper and sides of cooker one-third of the way up with butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray, or grease with butter.

In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, spices, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In a small bowl, combine applesauce, buttermilk, melted butter and egg; beat until smooth. Add applesauce mixture to dry ingredients. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Stir in walnuts. Spread batter evenly in cooker.

Cover and cook on HIGH until puffed and a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours.

Turn cooker off, uncover and let stand for 30 minutes to cool.

To remove cake, run a knife around inside edge of cooker and lift it out with a large rubber spatula. Cut into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.

Servings: 6
Source: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann