Applesauce Cake With Raisins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, beaten well
1 c. raisins
1/3 c. pecans (I use 1 c.)
2 c. flour (all-purpose)
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 c. applesauce
1/2 tsp. maple flavor or Mapleine

Preparation

Sift flour, spices and soda together. Cream Crisco; beat in eggs, sugar, nuts and raisins (that have been cooked in small amount of water, approximately 1/3 cup and 1/3 cup sugar called for in recipe). Add flour and applesauce alternately. Cook in tube pan for 1 hour at 300\u00b0; let cool.
Ice with Burnt Sugar Icing.