scratch - Chocolate Applesauce Cake #1, old fashioned
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. sugar
1 eg
1 1/2 c. apple sauce
2 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp.ground alspice
1 c. chopped raisins, if desired)
1/2 c. nuts
2 tsp. baking Soda
1/2 c. boiling Water
Cream shortening and add sugar gradually. Add beaten
egg and apple sauce. Sift flour before measuring. Use a
little of the same flour to sift over fruit and nuts. Sift
remaining flour with salt and spices. Dissolve soda in
boiling water. Then add flour mixture alternately with the
water to the creamed mixture. Add the floured raisins and
nuts. Pour into cake tins or bake in mold, greased and
floured. Bake for one hour in moderate heat over 350
degrees.