Gma T's: Apple Sauce Cake

My grandmother, about 2 years ago, gave me her box of recipes. She passed away April 14th, 2015. My goal this year is to get as many of her recipes onto my Cooking Blog so that I can share them with all interested family and friends.

*Printed with blue ink. Recipe by Thelma Taylor :)   

Ingredients:

1 3/4 c cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 to 1/2 c shortening
1 c sugar
1 egg (unbeaten)
1 c unsweetened, tart, stiff or canned applesauce
1 c seedless raisins

Directions:

Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with soda, spices and salt.
Cream shortening well and gradually blend in sugar. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy
Then stir in the applesauce.
Add flour mixture in 3 portions. Beating after each addition until well blended.
Stir in the raisins.
Turn into lined with parchment pans:
                 8" square cake pan - for 45 minutes
                Greased muffin pan for 25-30 minutes
                2 8" round cake pans for 25-30 minutes

 Bake in preheated oven at 350*

Cool before serving. Applesauce cake improves in flavor after storing in bread box 1-2 days. 

Make it a great one!!
About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Online Schooling Mother of 8 (ages: G15, G14, B12, G9, B8, B4, G3, B9mos). Stepmom of 2. StepMother in law to two, (step) Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. 
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