Mama Ford'S Applesauce Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. seedless raisins
2 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. applesauce
3 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
5 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cloves
1 c. butter or margarine
1 c. black walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0.
Grease thoroughly and dust with flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Pour boiling water over raisins and let stand while mixing cake.
Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
In large mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy.
Beat in brown sugar, then applesauce.
Beat until smooth.
Gradually blend in flour mixture and mix only until no dry particles are left.
Drain raisins.
Fold in raisins and nuts. Bake 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Cool completely in pan.