Applesauce Fruitcake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
1-2 cakes
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 cups unsweetened applesauce
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 teaspoons allspice
- 1 tablespoon jam (any fruit)
- 4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 lb candied pineapple
- 1⁄2 lb candied cherry
- 1 lb mixed candied fruit
- 1 lb dates, chopped
- 1 cup raisins
- 2 cups walnuts, chopped
directions
- Combine all ingredients except fruits and nuts and mix until smooth.
- Stir in fruits and nuts.
- Line the bottom of two large loaf pans or one tube pan with well-greased and floured double-thickness brown paper.
- Bake at 300 degrees for one hour (test for doneness with a toothpick).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MaryMc
SeaTac, Washington
I live with my husband near Seattle. I'm a college administrator, a Mac geek, a Deadhead, and a fat activist. I love to mess around (and make a mess) in the kitchen--there isn't much that I don't like to cook. My pie crust is getting almost as good as my mother's, and that's saying something!
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