- 1 cup sugar (close packed brown) or white
- Beat until soft: 1/2 cup butter (1/4 lb.)
- Add sugar gradually, blend until very light.
- Beat in 1 egg.
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour (or 1 5/8 cups regular flour)
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Sift a little of the flour over:
- 1 cup raisins (chopped)
- 1 cup nut meats (pecans preferred)
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Add to the balance of the flour:
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. cloves
- Stir the sifted ingredients gradually into the butter mixture until the batter is smooth.
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Add the raisins and nut meats.
- Heat 1 cup thick lightly sweetened applesauce
- Beat it into the batter
- Bake in greased 8 inch square pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
Modified from Joy of Cooking cookbook