1½ cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup GINGER SNAP crumbs
1 cup apple sauce (canned, sweetened)
½ cup New Orleans molasses
½ cup raisins or nuts
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and blend well. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Prepare one cup fine crumbs from GINGER SNAP COOKIES. Add to sifted dry ingredients. Combine molasses and apple sauce and add to sugar and egg mixture. Gradually fold in dry ingredients, stirring until well blended. Add broken nut meats or raisins. Pour into a well greased 9″ square cake pan and bake for 55 minutes at 350° F. For best results in high altitude areas, subtract 1½ tablespoons from the amount of sugar and from the amount of molasses given in this recipe. Serve GINGER SPICE CAKE either hot or cold with APPLE FROSTIE.