Applesauce Cake Loaf

 

1

cup packed brown sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

1

egg

1

teaspoon vanilla

1

cup chunky applesauce

2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1

teaspoon salt

1

teaspoon baking soda

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2

teaspoon ground cloves

1

cup raisins

1/2

cup chopped nuts

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• 2 Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed 2 minutes. Beat in egg, vanilla and applesauce. Stir in flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour batter into pan.
• 3 Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.