1 3/4 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. unsweetened tart, stiff applesauce
1 c. seedless raisins

Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with soda, spices and salt. Cream shortening well and gradually blend in sugar. Beat in egg, then applesauce. Add flour mixture gradually, beating after each addition until well blended. Stir in raisins.

Turn into a buttered 8 inch square cake pan lined with waxed paper in the bottom. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 45 minutes or bake in greased muffin tins 25-30 minutes. Cool before serving. Applesauce cake improves with age, if kept in a breadbox. 6 servings.