Applesauce Spice Cake

Ari Rapkin

2 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
3/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c butter or margarine
2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 16-oz jar applesauce
3/4 c raisins
1/2 c chopped nuts

Grease and lightly flour a 13x9x2 cake pan. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. In a mixer bowl beat butter at medium speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat till well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each. Add dry ingredients and applesauce alternately, beating at low speed after each addition. Stir in raisins and nuts. Turn into pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool on a wire rack.

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