| | Directions | | Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour a tube or bundt pan. Heat applesauce and stir in baking soda until it foams. In a large bowl combine melted shortening and sugar, mix well. In a separate bowl, mix cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour. Add the dry ingredients along with the applesauce-soda blend to the shortening-sugar mixture. Stir vigorously. Add raisins and nuts to the mixture. Pour into your prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until done. Do not overcook. Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before gently releasing it onto a cooling rack. |
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| Ingredients | | - |  | 3 3/4 cups applesauce, unsweetened |
| - | | 3 teaspoons baking soda, heaping |
| - | | 3/4 cup melted solid shortening (1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup shortening) |
| - | | 2 1/8 cups white sugar |
| - | | 1 teaspoon cloves |
| - | | 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| - | | 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| - | | 2 cups raisin (1 cup white, 1 cup dark) |
| - | | 2 cups chopped walnuts (1 cup black walnuts, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup pecans) |
| - | | 3 1/2 cups regular flour |
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