Applesauce Fruit Cake

• 1 1/2 c. sweetened applesauce
• 1/2 c. solid shortening
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. dried pitted dates
• 2 c. chopped walnuts
• 4 oz. red glace cherries, chopped
• 2 c. seedless raisins
• 2 1/4 c. flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. allspice

1. Greasetwo
2. 8 x 4-inch loaf pans.
3. Combine applesauce, shortening and
4. sugar
5. in
6. saucepan.
7. Bring to boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Cool.
9. Mix fruits and nuts in a large
10. bowl.
11. Sifttogether
12. flour, soda, salt and spices. Gradually
13. stir into fruit mixture.
14. Stir in the cooled applesauce mixture.
15. Pour
16. into
17. prepared
18. pans
19. and bake in a 300u0b0 oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
20. Cool in pans for about 30 minutes, then remove from
21. pans and cool completely. Wrap and store in tightly covered container.

sweetened applesauce, solid shortening, sugar, dates, walnuts, red glace cherries, raisins, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=497825 (may not work)