Canned Applesauce Cake(Makes A Great Gift) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. shortening
`3 1/3 c. sugar
4 large eggs
2 c. applesauce
1 1/2 c. raisins (optional)
2/3 c. chopped nuts (optional)
3 1/3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves

Preparation

Cream shortening with sugar.
Beat in eggs and applesauce. Sift together flour, baking powder and soda, salt and spices. Blend into applesauce mixture.
Add chopped nuts and raisins; mix well.
Fill clean greased or oiled wide mouth pint jars with prepared batter.
Bake open jars about 60 minutes in oven at 325\u00b0. When done, quickly remove one hot jar at a time and clean sealing edge.
Immediately apply and firmly tighten a two piece wide mouth canning lid.
The lid will form a vacuum seal as the jar cools. Jars of cooled cake may be stored with other canned foods or in freezer.
Cake is safe to eat as long as jars remain vacuum sealed.
Yields 8 wide mouth pint canning jars.