Applesauce Cake

I know Im doing a bread challenge for myself, but I like to consider this somewhat a quick bread....it has flour, shortening, applesauce......that's a bread right....
  Anywho...This recipe is from the BLUE RIDGE BOULEVARD CHRISTIAN CHURCH.....
and was submitted by Kay Evans....

                                   Lets start....
           Applesauce Cake

                                                              Cream
                                                                     2 cup sugar,
                                                                     1 cup shortening

                                                                  Add
                                                                         2 teaspoons baking soda
                                                                          that has been dissolved in
                                                                          alittle hot water

                                                        Add 2 cups unsweetened Applesauce
                                                                            !5 oz can

 

Sift together;

3 1/2 cups flour,

1 teaspoon baking powder,

1 teaspoon cloves or allspice

 

Stir into applesauce mixture, . If you want to add  raisins ( 1 cup) or Dates you can , or 1 cup chopped nuts. ( I didn't due to that fact that my family wont eat either in baked bread/Cake.) plus add 1 teaspoon vanilla

 

 

sorry about the blurriness

pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan

( I know not a typical bread pan)

Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees oven

 

 

Sorry I didn't get a pic of this bread/cake after it was done.

Or may I say the pics didn't turn out that great.

 

anywhoo, You can eat with or with  Icing

 

Icing

 

2 Tablespoon oleo ( butter)                         

2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

dash salt

1/4 cup milk ( half of coffee can be used)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla