Apple Sauce Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups cake flour.
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves,
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup shortening - 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, unbeaten
• 1 Cup unsweetened, tart applesauce, or canned
• 1 cup seedless raisins

Directions

1. Sift flour, measure, and sift 3 times with soda, spices + salt.
2. Cream shortening well and gradually blend in sugar.
3. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy; Then stir in applesauce.
4. Add flour mixture in 3 portions, beating after each addition until well blended.
5. Stir in raisins.
6. Turn into cake pan (8 in square) lined & with thin plain paper, in bottom.
7. Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 45 min.
8. Or bake in greased muffin tins or two 8 inch layer 25 to 30 min.
9. Cool before serving.

Timing

• 45 min.; 25 to 30 min.; Cool before serving; storing for 2 days in a bread box

Temperature

• moderate oven (350°F); Cool before serving

Equipment

• sifter, measuring tools, mixing vessels and beating utensils, 8-inch square cake pan, thin plain paper liner, oven, greased muffin tins or two 8-inch layer pans, cooling area, and bread box

Notes

• Apple sauce cake improves in flavor after storing for 2 days in a bread box.

Needs review

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