Applesauce Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• APPLESAUCE CAKE
• Prepared February 4, 1998, by singer Naomi Judd, from her cookbook, Naomi's Home Companion.
• Ingredients:
•  1/2 cup raisins
•  6 Tbsp. warm water
•  1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
•  1 cup sugar
•  1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
•  1 tsp. baking powder
•  1 tsp. baking soda
•  1 tsp. ground cinnamon
•  1 tsp. ground allspice
•  1/4 tsp. ground cloves
•  1/4 tsp. salt
•  1/3 cup butter, at room temperature
•  1 large egg
•  1 cup sweetened applesauce
•  1/2 cup pecans or other nuts, chopped
•  whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for serving (optional, but delicious)