Applesauce Cake (Johnny Cash's Mother's Recipe)

mailbelle's Note:

Johnny Cash was my husband's cousin and I was lucky enough to obtain a cookbook of Johnny's mother's recipes titled, "Favorite Recipes From Mama Cash's Kitchen." I've been asked to post some of the recipes from the book and this is one of them.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• 1 ½ cups applesauce
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ cup nuts (recipe doesn't say to chop, but I would chop)

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together in large mixing bowl.
2. Grease pan; sprinkle with sugar and dust out loose sugar.
3. Bake in loaf pan or square pan at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.