Aunt Verne's Applesauce Cake
Cake:
1 1/2 cups apple sauce
1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
2 tsp soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 cup raisins
Penuche Icing:
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
Cake:
Mix together apple sauce, sugar, shortening, soda and spices. Beat in egg. Mix in flour and raisins.
Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out almost clean.
Cool cake and frost with Penuche Icing.
Penuche Icing:
Mix together sugar, milk and butter. Stir over low heat until melted. Then, stirring constantly, bring to a full boil. Boil for 4 minutes. Cool, add vanilla and beat until it thickens.
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