Apple Sauce Fruit Cake Recipe

Apple Sauce Fruit Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

2-1/3 c of thick applesauce; drained well
1 c of shortening
1 tsp of mace
4 tsps of baking soda (Arm & Hammer)
1 c of flour (whole wheat)
1 c of nuts (broken)
3 tsps of cinnamon (ground)
1 tsp of allspice
4 pcs of eggs; beaten well
1 tsp of cloves
2 tsps of nutmeg (ground)
1/4 lb of citron; sliced thinly
2 c of sugar (brown)
6 Tbsps of juice (lemon)
1-3/4 tsps of salt
2/3 c of molasses
4 c of flour (white)
2 lbs of raisins (seedless)

Instructions:

Combine shortening and sugar; beat them thoroughly till creamy. Add applesauce, molasses, juice, and eggs. Combine flour, soda, spices, and salt then dredge the raisins into the flour.

Gradually add the mixture of flour onto batter; beat them thoroughly then add the coated raisins. Make layers of batter then nuts and citron; repeat and make batter as the topmost layer.

Bake slowly at 300-325 degrees F for 2 hrs.

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