Name: Applesauce Fruitcake
Yield: 12
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Shortening - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; All-purpose flour - 3 ¼ cups; Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Ground allspice - 1 teaspoon; Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - 1 ½ cups; Raisins - 1 ½ cups; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 ½ cups; Maraschino cherries, coarsely chopped - ½ cup; Applesauce - 2 cups; Maraschino cherries, halved - 6; Pecan halves - 6

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Ingredients for - Applesauce Fruitcake

1. White sugar - 1 ½ cups

2. Shortening - 1 cup

3. Eggs - 2

4. All-purpose flour - 3 ¼ cups

5. Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons

7. Ground allspice - 1 teaspoon

8. Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon

9. Salt - ½ teaspoon

10. Chopped walnuts - 1 ½ cups

11. Raisins - 1 ½ cups

12. Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 ½ cups

13. Maraschino cherries, coarsely chopped - ½ cup

14. Applesauce - 2 cups

15. Maraschino cherries, halved - 6

16. Pecan halves - 6

How to cook deliciously - Applesauce Fruitcake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease again.

2. Stage

In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.

3. Stage

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Combine 1/2 cup of flour with nuts, raisins, dates and 1/2 cup cherries, stir until coated. Set aside.

4. Stage

Add remaining 2 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt to egg mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat 2 minutes on medium speed.

5. Stage

Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top.

6. Stage

Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1hour and 15 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool upright in pan 5 minutes. Turn upright onto wire rack and remove pan and parchment paper. Cool completely.