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Applesauce Date Cake

2 c Flour (unsifted)

2 ts Soda

1 ts Cinnamon

1/2 ts Allspice

1/2 ts Nutmeg

1/4 ts Cloves

1/4 ts Salt

2 Eggs

1 c Lt. brown sugar (packd firm)

1/2 c Butter (softened)

2 c Applesauce (heated)

1 c Dates (chopped)

3/4 c Pecans (coarse-shopped)

Butter frosting 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease well and flour a 9X9X2" pan. 2. Into

large bowl, sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Add eggs, brown sugar, butter, and 1 cup hot applesauce; at low speed, beat just until the ingredients are combined. 3. At medium speed, beat 2 minutes longer, occasionally scraping the side of the bowl and guiding mixture into the beater with a rubber scraper. 4. Add remaining applesauce, dates, and walnuts; beat 1 minute. 5. Pour batter into pan. Bake 50 minutes OR UNTIL straw comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan.

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