Applesauce Cake(Fruit Cake)

• 1 c. butter and shortening
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c. unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 pt. strawberry preserves
• 2 level tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. hot water
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp.vanilla
• 1 lb. seedless raisins
• 1 c. finely chopped walnuts
• 4 c. flour (use 1 c. to roll raisins in)
• 1 small jar maraschino cherries, sliced in half

1. Cream butter and shortening with sugar.
2. Dissolve baking soda in hot water.
3. Mix in order given.
4. Bake in floured and greased tube cake pan at 350u0b0 for 1 3/4 hours or until done.
5. Cake can be baked slower.
6. It is moist and weighs about 5 pounds.

butter, sugar, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, strawberry preserves, level tsp, water, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, tspvanilla, raisins, walnuts, flour, maraschino cherries

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1068199 (may not work)