Back From the Grave Cake

Ingredients

• 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cups sweetened applesauce
• 1-1/4 cups diced Granny Smith apple (about 1 medium apple)
• 1 can (16 ounces) White Decorator Icing

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare 3D Skeleton Casket pan with vegetable pan spray.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla; mix well. Alternately add flour mixture and applesauce to butter mixture. Spread about 1/2 of cake batter so that it reaches the first horizontal line inside the pan. Sprinkle diced apples evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter, smoothing out the top.
3. Bake 58 to 62 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on cooling grid.
4. Decorate cooled cake with tip 5 and decorator icing.

Serves
Makes about 12 servings