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Moist Spicy Applesauce Cake

   From AngelDeNoir—10-6-04

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour

1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar

1 15oz jar of applesauce (or equivalent amount of home made applesauce)

1 cup salad oil

2 eggs

2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup walnuts, chopped

1 cup dark seedless raisins

Confectioner’s sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.   Grease 13" by 9" baking pan.  Into large bowl, measure first 10 ingredients. 

With mixer at low speed, beat until mixed; increase speed to high; beat 5 minutes, scraping bowl with spatula. 

Stir in walnuts, raisins; pour into pan.

Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan on wire rack.

Sprinkly with confectioner's sugar through sieve.  Makes 12 servings.