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Applesauce Fruit Cake

Here's how you make Applesauce Fruit Cake
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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 3 cups unsweetened applesauce
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 teaspoons allspice
  • 1 tablespoon strawberry jam, (any fruit)
  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 pound candied pineapple
  • 1/2 pound candied cherry
  • 1 pound mixed candied fruit
  • 1 pound dates, chopped
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 cups walnuts, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine all ingredients except fruits and nuts and mix until smooth.

  • Step 2: Stir in fruits and nuts.

  • Step 3: Line the bottom of two large loaf pans or one tube pan with well-greased and floured double-thickness brown paper.

  • Step 4: Bake at 300 degrees for one hour (test for doneness with a toothpick).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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