Cookbook:Applesauce Cake

This recipe is adapted from the public domain cookbook Recipes Tried and True.

Ingredients

 * ½ cup (1 stick/125 g/4.4. oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
 * 1 cup (225 g) white sugar
 * 1½ cups (125 g) raisins
 * 1¾ cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
 * ½ teaspoon ground cloves
 * ½ teaspoon ground allspice
 * ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * ½ cup (125 g) ground almonds
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1 tablespoon hot water
 * 1 cup (275 g) unsweetened applesauce

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease and line two round cake pans.
 * 2) Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
 * 3) Mix in the raisins, flour, spices, almonds and applesauce.
 * 4) Dissolve baking soda in hot water and stir into the batter.
 * 5) Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
 * 6) Bake for 45 minutes until golden.
 * 7) Transfer the cakes to a wire rack and leave them to cool.