Tilly's Apple Spice Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon ground cloves
• 12 teaspoon nutmeg
• 12 teaspoon allspice
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup raisins (or chopped dates)
• 1 12 cups sugar
• 12 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 12 cups applesauce (or apple pie filling)

1. Grease and flour a 8x8 baking pan.
2. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
5. Add the raisins (or dates) and stir to coat well.
6. Set aside.
7. Cream shortening and sugar for 2 minutes.
8. Add eggs one at a time.
9. Beat well.
10. In small portions, alternately add the flour-raisin mix and applesauce.
11. Begin and end with flour.
12. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
13. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
14. Cool completely on a wire rack.
15. Sift powdered sugar over the cake just before serving.

flour, cocoa powder, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, allspice, baking soda, baking powder, raisins, sugar, shortening, eggs, applesauce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tillys-apple-spice-cake-442356 (may not work)