Pat Bittinger'S Applesauce Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. baking soda
2 1/2 c. thick applesauce
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. raisins
2 Tbsp. light Karo syrup

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Grease a 9-inch tube pan. Cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs.
Sift dry ingredients together.
Add applesauce and Karo syrup to butter-sugar mixture.
Dredge nuts and raisins with a little flour. Add flour mixture to butter-sugar. Add nuts and raisins.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Do not open oven door during the first hour.
Cake will double in size during baking and turn very dark.
Let cake cool in pan.
Invert when cool.
Cake tastes better 2 or 3 days after baking.