Apple Spice Cake

==Description==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
==Ingredients==
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tsp ground cinnamon
* 1 tsp ground nutmeg
* 1 tsp ground allspice
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups granulated sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1 tbsp warm water
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 3 apples, peeled and diced
* ½ cup raisins, soaked in warm water
* confectioners' sugar
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 350 °F.
# Butter a 10 inch tube or bundt pan.
# Blend together flour, spices, and salt.
# Cream the butter and sugar.
# Mix in eggs and vanilla.
# Stir together baking soda and 1 tablespoon warm water, then mix into the sugar mixture.
# Stir in flour mixture, diced apples, and strained raisins until well blended.
# Pour batter into prepared pan.
# Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
# Cool in pan.
# Once cool, turn onto plate, and dust with confectioners' sugar.
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