UK and Ireland Recipe » Irish Apple Cake

Wonderful with a hot cup of coffee or tea. Just a touch of spice and the lemon is a nice touch to set off the applesauce. Hope you enjoy. Top with whipped cream or lemon sauce.

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 lemon, zest grated
• 1 ¾ cups applesauce
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
3. Mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a bowl.
4. Beat in egg yolks, butter, and lemon zest until dough is thoroughly mixed.
5. Mix applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves together in a small bowl.
6. Press half the dough into the prepared baking pan; spread applesauce mixture over dough in a layer. Top with remaining dough.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until cake is browned, 40 to 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories490.2
• carbohydrateContent61.1 g
• cholesterolContent137.8 mg
• fatContent25.2 g
• fiberContent2.1 g
• proteinContent6.2 g
• saturatedFatContent15.3 g
• sodiumContent314 mg
• sugarContent24.3 g