Irish Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. strong tea
1 lb. raisins
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 lb. butter or 1 stick margarine
1 c. applesauce
3 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs

Preparation

Simmer raisins in 1 cup of tea for 15 minutes in covered pot. Add sugars, applesauce and butter until melted.
Let it cool.
Add 2 well beaten eggs.
Sift flour and all dry ingredients.
Mix well and add to mixture.
Grease a tube pan and sprinkle with flour. Shake out excess.
Cook for 2 hours at 325\u00b0 covered with foil.