apple spice cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 apples - peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). butter a 10 inch tube pan. cover raisins with warm water, let soak for 10 minutes and then drain. whisk together flour, spices, and salt. set aside.
• cream together butter or margarine and sugar. mix in eggs and vanilla. stir together soda and 1 tablespoon warm water, and mix into the sugar mixture. stir in flour mixture, apples, and strained raisins until well blended. pour batter into prepared pan.
• bake for approximately 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. cool in pan. once cool, shake pan to loosen cake. turn plate, and dust with confectioners' sugar.