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The Fewd Vault

A&P Spanish Bar Cake Copycat

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Yield: 12 servings
Total Time: 3 hours
Categories: dessert

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1.5 tsp baking soda
  • 1.5 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups applesauce
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup of raisins plumped in boiling water for 30 minutes (can also add a splash of bourbon for flavor), drained, and roughly chopped

Frosting

  • 4 oz cream cheese (cold)
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • pinch of salt

Instructions

Cake

  1. Prepare 2-3 loaf pans by greasing, flouring, and optionally lining the bottom with parchment paper.
  2. Combine and whisk all dry ingredient together in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add all of the wet ingredients and beat together until just mixed.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees until a cake tester comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes.
  5. Allow to cool for about 20-30 minutes before removing from pans and cooling completely on a rack.
  6. Wrap in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator until ready to frost.
  7. Right before making the frosting, trim loafs to a rectangle, wrap in plastic wrap, and pop in the freezer.
  8. Frost only the top of each piece of cake, and run a fork lengthwise across the top of the cake for the traditional look.

Frosting

  1. Using an electric hand mixer (or stand mixer with paddle attachment), beat together the butter and the cream cheese.
  2. Slowly and gradually blend in the powdered sugar and vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
  3. Then beat on high until well-combined, smooth, and creamy. Stop once it stiffens or it could start to turn runny.
  4. Pop in the fridge for 30 minutes before frosting so it can stiffen up again.

Notes

Combined the recipes from these sources:

  1. Willow Bird Baking
  2. Just a Pinch
  3. Amoretti