Banana-Applesauce Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. butter
1 c. applesauce
1 c. mashed ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 c. chopped nuts
3/4 c. raisins

Preparation

Mix first 8 ingredients well in large bowl of electric mixer. Add next 4 ingredients. Blend, then beat at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Stir nuts and raisins and pour into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan lined on bottom with waxed paper. Bake at 350\u00b0 about 45 minutes. Turn out on cake rack and peel off paper. Turn right side up and while still warm, sift confectioners sugar over top. Can use loaf pans. Bake over 1 hour.