A crazy or wacky cake is missing a traditional ingredient. This one has no eggs, so it is good for those times when eggs are expensive, you ran out of eggs, need to watch your cholesterol or there is an allergy.
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Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x13 pan. I heat the applesauce in a saucepan, melt the shortening in hot applesauce. Add sugar, raisins, nuts and dry ingredients.
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs. Beat well stir in applesauce and add dry ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.
Cream sugar and shortening; add egg and beat. Add flour and dry ingredient, except baking soda. Add baking soda to hot applesauce then mix into mixture.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add applesauce, raisins, and nutmeats. Sift flour, soda, and spices together and add to mixture.
Cream shortening and sugar, add slightly beaten egg. Add mincemeat and applesauce. Blend in flour, soda, spices and nuts. Mix until smooth.
Cream butter and sugar together. Dissolve soda in warm water. Then mix creamed mixture, soda, flour and applesauce together well. Add raisins, nuts, cloves and cinnamon.
