Applesauce Cake

Source: Dora Sutphin

Yield: 1 cake

Rating: Untested

Ingredients

• ½ c. Crisco
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c. flour
• ½ t. nutmeg
• ½ t. cinnamon
• ½ t. allspice
• ½ t. cloves
• 2 t. cocoa
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1 t. salt
• 2 c. applesauce
• ¾ c. raisins
• ¾ c. nuts
• ¾ c. dates, chopped

Directions

• In the main bowl, blend Crisco and sugar. Beat the eggs and add.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, cocoa, soda, and salt.
• Add sifted mixture, alternately with applesauce, to the main bowl.
• Add the raisins, nuts, and dates.
• Pour into a well-greased and floured tube pan.
• Bake for 350 degrees F for 1 ½ hours.

Notes

• For a more flavorful cake (or if the spices are old), use rounded measurements of spices.