the tradition of the Applesauce Walnut Cake

I didn't do the challenge last year but decided to give it another go this year----

my posts will be about food--cooking---entertaining and some story telling


applesauce walnut cake----robyn used to make it every Christmas----ever since she saw Olivia of the Walton's show making it on the very first Walton's----it was called The Homecoming and actually some of the characters changed afterwards---Patricia Neal played Olivia Walton on the very first one---


it was the depression and Olivia was worried whether she had enough money to get the sugar the traditional cake required----

robyn's

yellow or spice cake mix
1c. walnuts
2c. applesauce
bake as directed on box and ice with cream cheese icing


truth be told---it was never a big hit with our family---so either last year or the year before--robyn stopped making it---maybe it will make a return this year--

on one of our trips to the Walton's museum here in Virginia----robyn was thrilled to find Mr. Earl Hamner himself in the original house he grew up in---he was meeting there with some of his fan club and was nice enough to talk with robyn and let frank take this once in a lifetime photo--