Recipe

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• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 2 tbsp dark rum
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup dark rum

• 1 In a bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the milk, applesauce, and 2 tablespoons of rum.
• 2 In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, spices, and salt. Beat into the creamed mixture and then stir in the raisins and pecans.
• 3 Turn the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick.
• 4 Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, sprinkle it with the remaining 1/4 cup rum. Let cool on a rack. This cake improves if allowed to sit for a day or so before eating. Serves 20.