Applesauce-spice pound cake

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       Title: Applesauce-Spice Pound Cake
  Categories: Cakes, Holiday, Gifts
       Yield: 1 Cake
  
       1 c  Butter or margarine; soften
   1 1/2 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed
   1 1/2 c  Sugar
       5 lg Eggs
   1 1/2 c  Applesauce
       2 ts Baking soda
       3 c  All-purpose flour; divided
       1 ts Ground cinnamon
       1 ts Ground nutmeg
     1/2 ts Ground cloves
     1/2 ts Ground allspice
   1 1/2 c  Raisins
       1 c  Pecans; chopped
  
   Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until
   soft and creamy.  Gradually add sugars, beating at medium speed 5 to 7
   minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
   
   Combine applesauce and baking soda; set aside.
   
   Combine 2-3/4 cups flour and spices; add to butter mixture alternately with
   applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix a low
   speed just until blended after each addition.
   
   Combine remaining 1/4 flour, raisins, and pecans; fold into batter. Pour
   batter into a greased and floured 12-cup Bundt pan.
   
   Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden pick
   inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15
   minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Yield
   (10-inch) cake.
  
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