Applesauce Cake In A Jar

• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups applesauce
• 2/3 cup nuts (optional)

1. Mix together dry ingredients & set aside.
2. Cream together sugar & shortening, beat in eggs, water & applesauce. Add dry ingredients.
3. Stir in nuts.
4. Pour in well-greased pint jars, ones with wide mouths & no necks. (Use a pastry brush to reach all spaces.) Fill 1/2 full.
5. Bake at 325F for 45 minutes.
6. Wipe lips of jars clean, put canning lids & rings on, screw tight. Jars will seal as they cool.
7. Decorate tops of jars. Stores in cupboard for up to one year (in theory.) Makes 12-14 pint jars. (Double recipe makes 3 dozen 1/2-pint jars. If using this size, adjust cooking time.).

flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, ground cloves, cinnamon, sugar, shortening, eggs, water, applesauce, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/applesauce-cake-in-a-jar-469603 (may not work)