Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing

1/2 cup crisco                        1/2 tsp each salt and cloves
1 cup sugar                             1 tsp. cinnamon and allspice
2 eggs beaten                          1 1/2 cup thick applesauce
4 T hot water                           1/2/cup each of raisins and nuts
2 1/2 cups flour                       1 tsp. each of soda and baking powder

Cream shortening and sugar, add beaten egg. Stir in applesauce and hot water, add raisins and nuts and then flour, spices and soda. Stir well bake 1 hour in 325 degree oven.

       Camel icing
1 cup brown sugar
1 T. crisco
1-1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 T butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4/cup milk

Boil brown sugar, crisco and butter, add salt, milk boil 3 minutes. Let cool and add powdered sugar, beat 2 minutes. Frost cake.

This is a recipes from Grandma Jolene that I liked growing up.