Cream butter and sugar. Blend in beaten eggs. Add baking soda to warm applesauce. Add immediately to creamed mixture.
Step 2
Sift flour, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, mace, allspice, ginger and salt together and add to mixture. Grind raisins and pecans together and add. Pour into tube cake pan and bake in 375 degree oven 1 1/2 hour.