Granny's Apple Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 cups apple butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup dark seedless raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 note: you may adjust spices according to spices in apple butter if the butter is particularly strong flavored or extra light flavored.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°.
• 3 grease and flour a 13 x 9 inch baking pan or 3 coffee cans or 2 loaf pans.
• 4 into large bowl, measure all ingredients except raisins and nuts.
• 5 with mixer at low speed, beat until well-mixed, constantly scraping bowl with spatula.
• 6 beat at high speed for 3 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
• 7 stir in raisins and nuts.
• 8 pour batter into pan or divide equally between coffee cans or loaf pans.
• 9 bake for 40 to 45 minutes (longer for coffee cans).
• 10 check for doneness by inserting toothpick in center until toothpick comes out clean.
• 11 cool cake in pan or on wire rack.