Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup thick applesauce
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • Glaze:
  • 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, line bottom with parchment and butter paper.
  • Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir baking soda into applesauce. Mix dry ingredients, then add to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with applesauce. Stir in raisins. Pour batter into pan and bake until top springs back when pressed, 50 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack.
  • Make glaze: Mix lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. Spoon glaze over cake.