Applesauce Fruitcake

Name: Applesauce Fruitcake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters applesauce; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 355 milliliters dates, pitted and chopped; 2 eggs; 769 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 6 maraschino cherries, halved; 6 pecan halves; 355 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 355 milliliters chopped walnuts; 355 milliliters white sugar

Applesauce Fruitcake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 9g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 732 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up maraschino cherries, shortening, raisins, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease again.

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In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.

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Shortening

Cream

Sugar

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Add eggs and blend well.

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Egg

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.

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All Purpose Flour

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Combine 1/2 cup of flour with nuts, raisins, dates and 1/2 cup cherries, stir until coated. Set aside.

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Cherries

Raisins

Dates

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Nuts

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.

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Allspice

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Egg

Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter.

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Applesauce

Fruit

Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top.

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Cherries

Pecans

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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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