Apple Spice Cake

This is a very moist spice cake with chunks of tender apples and raisins.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 14

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 apples – peeled, cored and chopped
• ½ cup raisins
• ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10-inch tube pan.
2. Cover raisins with warm water and let soak for 10 minutes; drain.
3. Whisk flour, spices, and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
4. Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir baking soda and 1 tablespoon warm water together until smooth; stir into sugar mixture.
5. Mix in flour mixture, apples, and strained raisins until well blended.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan.
8. Once cool, shake pan to loosen cake. Turn onto plate, and dust with confectioners’ sugar.