Applesauce Cake in a Jar Recipe

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Applesauce Cake in a Jar
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Ingredients:

  • 3 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 2/3 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 2 cups applesauce
  • 2/3 cup nuts (optional)

Directions:

  1. Mix together dry ingredients & set aside.
  2. Cream together sugar & shortening, beat in eggs, water & applesauce. Add dry ingredients.
  3. Stir in nuts.
  4. Pour in well-greased pint jars, ones with wide mouths & no necks. (Use a pastry brush to reach all spaces.) Fill 1/2 full.
  5. Bake at 325F for 45 minutes.
  6. Wipe lips of jars clean, put canning lids & rings on, screw tight. Jars will seal as they cool.
  7. Decorate tops of jars. Stores in cupboard for up to one year (in theory.) Makes 12-14 pint jars. (Double recipe makes 3 dozen 1/2-pint jars. If using this size, adjust cooking time.).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1144.82 Kcal (4793 kJ)
Calories from fat 478.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.15g 82%
Cholesterol 109.12mg 36%
Sodium 2710.41mg 113%
Potassium 390.29mg 8%
Total Carbs 155.93g 52%
Sugars 52.94g 212%
Dietary Fiber 10.88g 44%
Protein 16.45g 33%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 3%
Iron 6.8mg 38%
Calcium 293.7mg 29%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 312.28 Kcal (1307 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.5g 82%
Cholesterol 29.77mg 36%
Sodium 739.35mg 113%
Potassium 106.46mg 8%
Total Carbs 42.53g 52%
Sugars 14.44g 212%
Dietary Fiber 2.97g 44%
Protein 4.49g 33%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3%
Iron 1.9mg 38%
Calcium 80.1mg 29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.5
    Points
  • 31
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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