APPLESAUCE CAKE:

• ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups Pastor Chuck's Organic Applesauce
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• Powdered sugar, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, cream the butter. Add the brown sugar and continue mixing. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla, then mix until well blended and fluffy.

In a separate bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the applesauce. Fold in the raisins and walnuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf or tube pan and bake until firm to the touch, about 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool in the pan, then turn it out.