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

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.