Applesauce cake

Source – Mrs Raymond C Dean 1963

Ingredients:

¾ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups unsweetened apple sauce
3 ½ cups flour
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 pkg seedless raisins
1 jar mixed candied fruit
1 cup black walnuts, chopped

Directions:

Cream butter
Add sugar and mix well until blended
Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt with flour and sift
Add raisins to flour mixture
Add soda to applesauce
Add dry ingredients and apple sauce mixture alternately with creamed mixture
Add remaining ingredients
Stir until smooth
Pour into greased and flour dusted tube pan

Bake two hours in slow over (375)
During baking time gradually reduce heat to 275