Paula Deen's Applesauce Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• confectioners' sugar, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 grease a 13x9x2" baking pan.
• 3 cream together the granulated sugar and shortening until fluffy using an electric mixer.
• 4 add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
• 5 in another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
• 6 stir the raisins and nuts into the flour mixture.
• 7 add the flour mixture and applesauce alternately to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
• 8 pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• 9 bake for 45 minutes or until the center of the cake is firm to the touch.
• 10 sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.