Granny's Applesauce Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup shortening or 1/2 cup butter, plus (or combination of both)
• 1 tablespoon shortening or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup applesauce
• powdered sugar
• strong instant coffee

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350, grease a nine inch loaf pan.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar till fluffy.
• 3 add beaten egg and continue creaming till well incorporated.
• 4 sift flour with dry ingredients.
• 5 add flour mixture and applesauce alternately to creamed ingredients.
• 6 when all ingredients have been fully incorporated, pour into greased loaf pan.
• 7 bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes.
• 8 mix powdered sugar with coffee to make thin glaze.
• 9 drizzle glaze over cake when it has cooled.