Applesauce Cake

Name: Applesauce Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. sugar; 1 c. shortening (can use Crisco); 2 c. raisins; 2 1/2 c. applesauce; 3 c. flour; 4 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. cloves; 1 tsp. allspice; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. cocoa; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 c. walnuts

12 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening (can use Crisco)
2 c. raisins
2 1/2 c. applesauce
3 c. flour
4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. walnuts

Directions

1

Grease and lightly flour a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish. Cream together the sugar and shortening.
2

Boil together for 3 minutes the raisins and applesauce. Add this to the creamed mixture. Sift together all the dry ingredients and slowly add to the creamed mixture and then add the beaten eggs. Lastly blend in the walnuts. Bake in a slow oven at 325° for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean (do not overbake as cake will then be dry).
3

Cool on rack. Will keep for several weeks.
4

You may frost if you wish or sprinkle with powdered sugar.