Apple Cake With Icing

1 c Applesauce, unsweetened

1/2 c Butter

1 c Brown sugar, light

1 t Soda

1 t Cinnamon

2 c Flour

1/2 t Cloves

1/2 t Nutmeg

1 c Raisins

1/4 t Salt

Mix butter, sugar, salt and spices. Add flour and applesauce in which soda has been dissolved. Add the raisins. Pour into an oblong, well-greased pan and bake at 350-F about 35 minutes. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.