Applesauce Cake Squares Recipe

Title: Applesauce Cake Squares
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 9 Servings
  
     1/2 c  Butter; margarine; softened
       2    Eggs
     2/3 c  Apple juice; frozen concentr
     1/2 c  Applesauce
       2 c  Flour; all-purpose
       2 ts Baking powder
       2 ts Cinnamon
     1/2 ts Baking soda
     1/4 ts Salt
       1 lg Apples; peeled/chopped
 
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     1/2 c  Cream; heavy
       1 ts Vanilla
     1/4 ts Cinnamon; ground
  
   Recipe by: Preheat oven to 375. Beat butter in large bowl until creamy.
   Blend in eggs, juice, and applesauce. Combine dry ingredients. Gradually
   add to egg mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in appls. Spread
   batter evenly into greased 8" square baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes, until
   wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
   
   Cool on wire rack.  Cut into squares.  Serve warm or at room temperature,
   with Creamy Topping if desired.
   
   Creamy Topping: Beat cream in small bowl at high speed of electric mixer
   until soft peaks form.  Beat in vanilla and cinnamon until stiff peaks
   form.
   
   Nutrition information per piece:  1-1/4 diabetic starch/bread exchange,
   1-3/4 diabetic fat exchange, 1 diabetic fruit exchange.
  
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