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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 cups |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1/4 cup |
| cornstarch: 2 Tbl |
| baking soda: 2 tsp |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 2 tsp |
| ground cloves: 2 tsp |
| unsweetened applesauce: 3 cups |
| vegetable oil: 3/4 cup |
| seedless raisins (packed): 1 cup |
| dates - deglet noor (chopped): 1 cup (chopped and pitted) |
| candied mixed fruit: 1 lb |
| walnuts (chopped): 2 cups |
| walnuts (chopped): 1/2 cup (halved) |
| red candied cherries (halved): 1 cup |
Grandma Leach's Fruitcake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"My grandmother and mother made these cakes for years. They are moist but don't contain eggs. Applesauce is the secret ingredient. I sold these at bake sales for years and we had many customers who returned every year just to get one."
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
60 min -
Servings
48 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan and one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl. Stir in the applesauce and oil, then mix in the raisins, dates, mixed fruit and 2 cups of walnuts. Pour into the prepared pans. Pans should be about 3/4 full if using mini pans, or an assortment.
- Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean.