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Applesauce Fruitcake
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"Fruitcake made with applesauce and maraschino cherries."
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Ingredients
servings 625Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 - 10 inch bundt pan)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease again.
- In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top.
- 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.
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- Reynolds® parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.
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12/19/2006
I have made this recipe twice already, and everyone absolutely loves it!! I like it for the fact that there is not one bit of citron/candied fruit in it. Everything is "natural", and the added ...
1/1/2012
I always made the fruitcake with the mincemeat and sweetened condensed milk; but this year I decided to try this, because I had a lot of applesauce leftover from something else. It is wonderfull...
12/25/2013
Delicious! Moist and spicy. I didn't use cherries or nuts, and I think I like it that way. Yum, yum!
12/24/2018
I have made this a couple times now. It is absolutely fabulous. No adjustments necessary
12/18/2018
I made this exactly as written - I made this for a Fundraising Bake sale - I cut in to 6 BIG wedges and it sold fast ! It also freezes nicely and will serve 20-24 people.
12/10/2018
Very simple recipe. The applesauce makes it moist. I added dried cranberries too.