Applesauce, Raisin and Nut Cake

Submitted by QueenJellyBean

"This is an old recipe that my grandma got off of a VB apple sauce can. She always iced it with plain boiled icing. If you can't find pastry flour, you can mix you own by combining cake flour and all-purpose flour in a ratio somewhere between two parts cake flour to one part all-purpose and one part cake flour to one part all-purpose."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup strained hot applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• 1⁄3 cup walnuts
• 2 cups pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove

directions

1. First sift flour, spices and soda.
2. Then cream the shortening, add sugar gradually and eggs well beaten.
3. Add flour and spices alternately with the applesauce and beat throughly until smooth.
4. Dust raisins and nuts lightly with flour and stir in last.
5. Bake in a shallow, well greased pan about an hour in a 325 degree oven.
6. Ice with your choice or icing or frosting.