Apple Cake Fruit Mix          -

COURTESY OF CALGARY BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP .
you will need an agee jar lge size. 1 green rim to fit .1 rubber band, 9" round of cardboard . material to fit .
some raffia string to go around the top.  plus a ribbon and a fancy plain card for writing ingredients and method to cook on it ..
1st cut out your 9" circle of material . iron it then put aside . take a pce of raffia and make sure it is long enough to tie around top .  place the rubber band with these as well .   then go to the kitchen with your agee jar  and add as the list says in layers :
for spicy cake mix:
1/4 cup milk powder;
3/4 tspn salt;
1 tspn baking powder;
3/4 tspn baking soda;
3/4 tspn cinnamon;
1/4 tspn +1/8 tspn nutmeg ;
1/4 tspn+ 1/8 tspn  cloves;
1/2 cup + 1 tbspn. brown sugar ;
1 cup flour [plain];
1/2 cup sultanas;
1/3 cup chopped nuts or extra dried fruit;
3/4 cup sugar;
1/2 cup flour [extra].
Layer the ingredients , in the order given, into a wide mouth  1 quart preserving jar. pack each layer into place before adding next ingredient.
Screw down the the jar lid with the ring , then decorate  with a 9 " diameter circle of fabric secured with a rubber band  before tying with raffia / ribbon/ twine /yarn as preferred.attach the recipe card  and a personalised gift tag.
The mixture should be able to keep up to 6  mths, unless it contains nuts ,then should be used before 3 months .

On gift tag write this down:
Apple and Spice Cake :
1 jar of spicecake mix.
1+ 1/2  cups Applesauce mix [350 g]
2 eggs .
Preheat oven to 190oC  and when mixed
turn down to 325oF .
in a large bowl empty cake mix and gently
break up mix of all lumps .Mix together 2
eggs and sauce , Blend into dry ingredients;
Spread onto well greased tin .bake for 45=
55 mins .let it cool before removing .
[cake mix will keep for 3-4 mths.]