Mom'S Applesauce Cake Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. margarine
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. applesauce
2 c. flour
1 tsp. each: salt, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground cloves
1 c. raisins
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan. Beat brown sugar and margarine in a large bowl with electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes.
Beat in egg, vanilla and applesauce. Stir in dry ingredients.
Fold in raisins and nuts.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 15 minutes.
Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack.
Cool completely before slicing.
Yield:
1 loaf (24 slices).