Applesauce Cake 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp salt 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup applesauce 1 cup chopped golden seedless raisins 1 Tbls all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and set aside. Place butter and sugar in large mixer bowl and cream with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt to flour. Add to butter mixture alternating with applesauce. Coat raisins with remaining 1 Tbls flour and stir into batter with pecans. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on rack. |