Applesauce Cake made with Spelt (**see note)
½ cup butter, softened to room temp
1 cup honey
1 egg
1 t vanilla
2 ½ cups spelt flour
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
½ t salt
½ t nutmeg
¼ t cloves
¼ t ginger
1 cup applesauce
In a large mixer like a Kitchen Aid or Bosch combine butter, honey, egg and vanilla until fluffy. Add all dry ingredients and mix until all is moistened. Add applesauce and gently mix until all is combined. Pour this into a 9x13 pan that has been sprayed with a non-stick spray. Bake at 325 for 35 minutes.
*As a extra treat you can sprinkle a handful of grain sweetened chocolate chips (and/or chopped nuts) over the top just before baking.
**If you don’t have spelt flour you can use whole wheat pastry flour instead.
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