Garbage Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups applesauce
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup dates, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon molasses
2 cups frosting (of your choice, your own, or my Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Stir all the ingredients, except frosting, into a large bowl in the order given.
Mix slowly by hand at first, then beat with an mixer on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool, then top with frosting.