Old-Fashioned Applesauce Cake

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour -- sifted
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shortening -- softened
• 1 3/4 cups applesauce -- 15 oz. can
• 3 each eggs
• 1 cup seedless raisins -- chopped
• 1 cup walnuts -- finely chopped

Details

Adapted from webmailb.netzero.net

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease well and flour a 13"x9" baking pan.

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into large bowl of electric mixer. Add shortening and applesauce; beat 1 minute, at low speed, just to
combine.

At medium speed, beat 2 minutes, constantly cleaning side of bowl with rubber scraper and guiding batter into beaters.

Add eggs; beat 2 minutes.

Combine raisins and walnuts; fold into batter with rubber scraper.

Turn batter into prepared pan; bake 45 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Let cake cool completely in pan on wire.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 345 Calories; 13g Fat (32.6% calories from fat);
6g Protein; 54g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 42mg Cholesterol; 364mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other
Carbohydrates.