"This moist applesauce 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! —Joanie Jager, Lynden, Washington..."
INGREDIENTS
•
3/4 cup raisins
•
1 cup hot water
•
1/2 cup shortening
•
2 cups sugar
•
1 large egg
•
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•
2 teaspoons baking soda
•
1/2 teaspoon salt
•
1/2 teaspoon each ground cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg
•
1-1/2 cups applesauce
•
1/2 cup water
•
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
•
Confectioners' sugar, optional