Applesauce Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter (1 stick)
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves (I personally leave out the cloves)
1 egg
1 tsp. soda, dissolved with warm water
1 c. applesauce
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. plain flour
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. Cream together butter and sugar; add the next 3 ingredients. Add applesauce. Dissolve soda in warm water, then add to mixture. Sift flour and salt together, then mix with mixture. Bake 45 minutes. Allow cooling before removing from pan.