Applesauce Cake III

This was in my mom's recipe book that I inherited.

• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup shortening
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 ½ cups applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour tube pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream the sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add applesauce and molasses and mix in.

Step 4

Gradually add the flour mixture and beat well to moisten. Fold in the raisins.

Step 5

Pour into a prepared fluted or straight sided tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the middle of cake comes out clean. Cake will not rise to top of pan. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan and cool on wire rack.