Christmas Applesauce Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups applesauce, heated
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup shortening (crisco)
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup cherries
• 2 tablespoons mincemeat
• 2 tablespoons jack daniels whiskey

Recipe

• 1 in a medium mixing bowl, add flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and all-spice. add the nuts to coat with flour. set aside.
• 2 in small bowl, soak raisins in jack daniels. set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream the crisco; slowly add sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.
• 4 to the heated applesauce, now add 3 teaspoons baking soda -- stir -- add to creamed mixture. beat with mixer on medium until blended.
• 5 add eggs and beat well.
• 6 slowly add the dry flour, spice, and nut mixture, blending well.
• 7 add the soaked raisins, mincemeat, and cherries. stirl to incorporate all ingredients.
• 8 pour batter into greaqsed and floured tube pan.
• 9 bake in preheated 300 degreen oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. ovens vary so please begin to check after 55 minutes. note: the thickness of your pan also influences the baking time.