Granny's Apple Butter Cake

Nice home style cake good for breakfast with coffe as well as a dessert.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 nine x thirteen inch pan

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups plain flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups apple butter
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 2⁄3 cup shortening
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  cup  dark seedless raisins
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions

1. NOTE: You may adjust spices according to spices in apple butter if the butter is particularly strong flavored or extra light flavored.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan or 3 coffee cans or 2 loaf pans.
4. Into large bowl, measure all ingredients except raisins and nuts.
5. With mixer at low speed, beat until well-mixed, constantly scraping bowl with spatula.
6. Beat at high speed for 3 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
7. Stir in raisins and nuts.
8. Pour batter into pan or divide equally between coffee cans or loaf pans.
9. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes (longer for coffee cans).
10. Check for doneness by inserting toothpick in center until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Cool cake in pan or on wire rack.