Recipe: Apricot-Applesauce Cake

Apricot-Applesauce Cake

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons ground allspice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup applesauce
2 eggs
3/4 cup diced, dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped almonds
Confectioners' sugar or dried apricots, cream cheese for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 12-cup bundt pan or tube pan. Combine flours, allspice and baking soda; set aside. In a large bowl, with a mixer at low speed, cream sugar and shortening; beat in applesauce and eggs until fluffy. Add flour mixture; beat at medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in apricots and almonds. Pour batter into pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes; invert onto serving platter and dust lightly with confectioner's sugar.

Makes one 12-inch cake.