Ingredients & Directions
                
     2 c  Flour
     2 c  Applesauce, unsweetened
   1/2 c  Butter, unsalted; softened
   1/2 c  Maple syrup; (accept no
          -imitations)
   1/2 c  Sugar, brown
     2 ts Cinnamon, ground
     1 ts Allspice
   1/2 ts Mace
     1 ts Vanilla
 2 1/2 ts Baking powder
   1/2 ts Salt
     1 c  Walnuts; chopped
     1 c  Raisins; (opt)
 Preheat oven to 350 F.; mix all dry ingredients together. Cream
 softened butter with maple syrup, sugar and vanilla. Add applesauce
 and mix well. Add to dry ingredients a little at a time. Beat well.
 Spoon into a buttered cake pan and bake 45 min to 1 hour. Check
 doneness with a tester.
                 
                 Yields       
                1 Cake