Applesauce Cake Baked In A Jar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325-degrees.
2. Sterilize 5 straight-sided Ball Quilted Crystal (#14400- 81400) canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them for 15 min. Keep the lids and rings in the water till you're ready to use them. Remove the jars from the water and place them on a clean dish towel to air-dry (up, not upside down). When the jars are cold sufficient to handle, grease the insides with shortening (Don't use butter, margarine, PAM or possibly Baker's Secret); set aside.
3. Sift together the flour, baking pwdr, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; set aside.
4. Cream together the shortening and sugar. Beat in the Large eggs, one at a time till the mix is light and fluffy. Add in the applesauce and water. Blend the dry ingredients into the applesauce mix. Mix in the nuts.; set aside. Fill well greased jars half full. Place the jars onto a cookie sheet or possibly they'll tip over.
5. Bake for 35 min or possibly till a cake tester comes out clean. like you would any canned goods.
6. The method for making the cakes is the same - no matter that recipe you use. The only difference will be the ingredients (of course), the amount of jars needed and the baking times- -which's all, everything else is the same.
7. Do not limit yourself to the recipes I'm giving you - use your favorite quick-bread recipe. I plan on trying the Carrot Cake recipe I posted.