Applesauce Snack Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 (16 oz.) can applesauce
4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 c. nuts (optional)

Preparation

Cream
butter;
add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Stir soda and vanilla into applesauce.
Combine
flour
and spices.
Add to creamed mixture alternating
with applesauce, mixing after each addition.
Cover batter and store up to 2 weeks.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 17 to 19 minutes in muffin pans.
Yields 2 1/2 dozen.