Applesauce Cake In A Jar

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 2/3 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups applesauce
• 2/3 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix together dry ingredients & set aside.
• 2 cream together sugar & shortening, beat in eggs, water & applesauce. add dry ingredients.
• 3 stir in nuts.
• 4 pour in well-greased pint jars, ones with wide mouths & no necks. (use a pastry brush to reach all spaces.) fill 1/2 full.
• 5 bake at 325f for 45 minutes.
• 6 wipe lips of jars clean, put canning lids & rings on, screw tight. jars will seal as they cool.
• 7 decorate tops of jars. stores in cupboard for up to one year (in theory.) makes 12-14 pint jars. (double recipe makes 3 dozen 1/2-pint jars. if using this size, adjust cooking time.).