Spicy Applesauce Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• powdered sugar or whipped topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease 9-inch square pan.
• 3 in a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
• 4 in a large bowl, beat brown sugar and oil at medium speed until blended.
• 5 add applesauce and mix well.
• 6 add flour mixture all at once; beat on low speed.
• 7 until well blended.
• 8 stir in raisins and nuts.
• 9 spoon batter into prepared pan.
• 10 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 11 cool completely on wire rack.
• 12 cut into squares.
• 13 serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or frosted with whipped topping, if desired.