Applesauce Cake
List of Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups applesauce
- 2 1/4 cup sifted flour
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup seedless raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Confectioners' sugar (optional) for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350F. Grease and flour 13x9x2 in baking pan; set aside
- Place all but last 3 ingredients in largemixing bowl and beat at low speed until well blended, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Raise speed to high and beat 2 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
- By hand, mix raisins and walnuts into batter. Pour into pan, smoothing to corners.
- Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
- Cool cake in pan on wire rack to room temperature. Dust top with confectioners' sugar if you like before cutting into squares.
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