Minerva's Applesauce Cake

• 12 cup butter
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups fresh applesauce
• 2 12 cups self-rising flour
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 cup pecans (chopped)
• 1 cup dark raisin
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 14 cup milk

1. Sift all dry ingredients, add eggs one at a time, beating well.
2. Add butter and applesauce.
3. Beat until well blended.
4. Dredge nuts and raisins with flour, add them last.
5. Pour batter into a tube pan which has been greased and lined with waxed paper.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until done.
7. Glaze: Combine all ingredients and boil for one minute, pour over cake while hot.
8. During Christmas I add 1 cup dried fruit and I garnish with red and green Marschino cherries.

butter, eggs, sugar, fresh applesauce, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, clove, pecans, dark raisin, butter, brown sugar, vanilla, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minervas-applesauce-cake-176462 (may not work)