Recipe: Year Round Fruit Cake

YEAR ROUND FRUIT CAKE

1 1/2 cups applesauce
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. allspice
2 cups walnuts, chopped
2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups dates, chopped
1/2 cup maraschino cherries or red candied cherrie, chopped

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Grease two (8x4-inch) loaf pans or one tube pan.

In saucepan, blend applesauce, shortening, and sugar. Bring to a boil and boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool.

In large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and allspice. Stir nuts, raisins, dates, and maraschino cherries into flour mixture.

Add cooled applesauce mixture to flour mixture; mix well. Pour into prepared pan(s).

Bake in 275 degree F (slow) oven for 1 hour and 40 minutes for loaf cakes and 2 hours for tube cake or until cakes test done. Cool 20 minutes in pan. Remove from pan and place on rack to cool completely before slicing. Wrap and store tightly covered.

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Happy Baking!

Betsy