- 2½ cups self rising flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1½ cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup applesauce
- 2½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 4 egg whites
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Combine flour, sugar, vegetable oil, applesauce, cinnamon, hot water and egg yolks. Beat at medium speed of mixer until smooth. Stir in chopped pecans.
- Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff; fold into batter. Pour mixture into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Invert pan, and cool cake completely; remove from pan. Sprinkle top of cake with powdered sugar.
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