Mama FordS Applesauce Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb seedless raisins
• 2 tsp soda
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon
• 12 tsp salt
• 2 c applesauce
• 3 c light brown sugar firmly packed
• 5 c sifted flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 c butter or margarine
• 1 c black walnuts chopped

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325
2. Grease thoroughly and dust with flour a 10-inch tube pan
3. Pour boiling water over raisins and let stand while mixing cake
4. Sift together flour soda baking powder cinnamon cloves and salt
5. In large mixing bowl cream butter until fluffy
6. Beat in brown sugar then applesauce
7. Beat until smooth
8. Gradually blend in flour mixture and mix only until no dry particles are left
9. Drain raisins
10. Fold in raisins and nuts Bake 1 hour and 50 minutes
11. Cool completely in pan