Hot Applesauce Cake

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter or coconut oil
2 1/2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp allspice
2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups hot unsweetened applesauce

Cream together sugar and butter, then add eggs and blend well. Add dry ingredients, alternating with applesauce. Mix well and pour into greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar. Bake at 350˚ for 45 minutes or until done.

Adapted from Amish Cooking and Canning, Buchanan County, Iowa