Apple Sauce Cake from Rumford's Complete Cookbook -1934, adapted by Rebecca Sackheim and Leah Ellias. .

Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 cup Butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup chopped raisins (OPTIONAL)

Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Sift together all dry ingredients EXCEPT SUGAR, set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar together, add the eggs, then the apple sauce, and lastly the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Beat very thoroughly and bake in a moderate oven (350) for 45 minutes.
- If liked, a cup of chopped seeded raisins may be added to the cake batter.