Applesauce Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening (like Crisco)
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups applesauce
1 cup raisins
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour a tube pan or bundt pan.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients except walnuts and raisins.
  4. With a mixer fitted with a whisk, cream shortening, butter, and sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs one at a time, add vanilla, and mix until well blended.
  6. Add applesauce and dry ingredients after blending ( about 2 minutes); fold in walnuts and raisins.
  7. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour.

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