Grandma's Applesauce Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Joanie Jager

"This moist cake recipe is a treasured heirloom passed down from my Grandma Stuit, who cooked for a family of 13 during the Depression. At reunions, it's the first dessert gone...including the crumbs!"

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	40 Min
READY IN	1 Hr

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INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup raisins
1 cup hot water
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup boiling water
confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients except last three. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water; add to batter. Mix well. Drain softened raisins and fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 300 degrees F for 40 minutes. If desired, dust top with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm or cold. Store in an airtight container.