Title: Kentucky pecan cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
  2 1/2 c  Self Rising Flour
      2 c  Sugar
  1 1/2 c  Vegetable Oil
      1 c  Applesauce
  2 1/2 tb Ground Cinnamon
      2 tb Hot Water
      4    Egg Yolks
      1 c  Chopped Pecans
      4    Egg Whites
           Powdered Sugar
 
  Combine first 7 ingredients in order listed; 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 at 350" for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  Invert pan, and cool cake completely; remove from pan. Sprinkle top
  of cake with powdered sugar. Source: Special Holiday Issue; Southern
  Living; Home For The Holidays, '89