Recipe name:
Gram's Lighter Applesauce Fruitcake
Recipe category:
Baked Goods
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Recipe detials:
1 c Butter; room temperature 2 c Sugar 2 Eggs; room temperature 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Pitted dates; chopped coarse 3 c Applesauce 2 c Walnuts; chopped coarse 2 c Raisins 2 c Mixed candied fruit; chopped -coarse 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1 tb Baking soda 4 c All-purpose flour Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla. Add remaining ingredients and blend until all is incorporated. Divide batter among 3 greased loaf pans, about 8 x 4 x 3-inches each. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to a cooling rack. When cool enough to handle, remove the loaves from the pans and cool completely on a rack. Wrap in plastic wrap and keep in refrigerator. The Tampa Tribune, December 1992. |