Applesauce Date Cake

2 c Flour (unsifted)
2 ts Soda
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Cloves
1/4 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Lt. brown sugar (packd firm)
1/2 c Butter (softened)
2 c Applesauce (heated)
1 c Dates (chopped)
3/4 c Pecans (coarse-shopped)
Butter frosting

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease well and flour a 9X9X2" pan. Into large bowl, sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Add eggs, brown sugar, butter, and 1 cup hot applesauce; at low speed, beat just until the ingredients are combined. At medium speed, beat 2 minutes longer, occasionally scraping the side of the bowl and guiding mixture into the beater with a rubber scraper. Add remaining applesauce, dates, and walnuts; beat 1 minute. Pour batter into pan. Bake 50 minutes OR UNTIL straw comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan.

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