Apple Spice Cake

By MissHeather

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups lightly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sweetened applesauce
• 2/3 cup milk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and 8-inch or 9-inch square cake pan. Line bottom or dust with flour.

Sift together flour, baking powder, slat, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cream shortening. Beat in brown sugar. Blend in eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Combine applesauce with milk. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture, making 3 dry and 2 liquid additions. Turn into prepared pan.

Bake for 45 - 50 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 mintues, then remove from pan.