Spice Cake

This super quick and easy cake comes from the "Mennonite Girls can Cook" Blog.  What a wonderful place for some great recipes!!  You can click HERE to go there and check them out.  As with many of the recipes I find online I tweaked this one a bit and will include my tweaks.  Enjoy!!

Ingredients - 

1 Pkg Yellow Cake Mix

1 Pkg 4 Serving size Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding (3.4oz)

1 C Plain Applesauce (or Pear Sauce)

1/2 C Water

1/4 C Oil

1/2 Teas Cinnamon

1/2 Teas Nutmeg (about 10 or so Grates of the nut)

I also added:

1/2 Teas Ground Ginger

1/2 Teas Ground Clove

1/8 teas Salt

Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend - then beat at medium for at least 4 minutes - this is a sticky batter that needs to be scraped down often I found -   Pour into a well greased and floured 10 inch tube or fluted Bundt pan.  (either can be used)  Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick test comes out clean.  DO NOT UNDERBAKE.  Cool in pan for 15 minutes then remove to a rack to cool completely.  When cake is cooled dust with icing sugar - I made a quick cream cheese glaze that went very well with the spices in the cake.  It's good by itself or served with ice cream.