Applesauce Fruitcake

applesauce fruitcake

AmericanOtherEasy30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings

1 cup butter, at room temperature 2 c mixed candied fruit, chopped coarsely
2 cup sugar 1/2 t salt
2 eggs 1 t ground cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla 1/2 t ground cloves
2 cup pitted dates, chopped coarsely 1 T baking soda
3 cup applesauce 4 c all-purpose flour
2 cup walnuts, chopped coarsely
1. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, along with vanilla. Add remaining
2. Divide batter among 3 greased loaf pans, approximately 8x4x3 inches each.
3. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hours 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in
4. Remove to a cooling rack. When cool enough to handle, remove loaves from pans and cool
5. Wrap in plastic wrap and keep in refrigerator.