Nona M'S Fruitcake

• 2 cups Plain Applesauce
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs Beaten
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Cloves
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 cup Golden Raisins (1/2 box
• 1/2 cup Dark Raisins
• 1 1/2 cups Chopped Dates
• 1 1/2 cups Dried Chopped fruit, apricots, pineapples,cherries
• 1 1/2 cups Chopped Nuts (pecans or walnuts)
• 1/2 cup Dark Rum or more

1. Warm 2 cups of Applesauce in a pan and mix in two tsp. of baking soda (. It will be frothy and turn darker. ) set aside.
2. In a mixer bowl add 1 cup of sugar, 2 T butter , tsp vanilla and 2 beaten eggs. Mix till blended.
3. In another bowl sift 2 cups flour ,1 tsp Cinnamon,1/2 tsp cloves and Tsp baking powder
4. Add flour mix into mixer bowl alternately with applesauce and egg/sugar. Beat till all thoroughly mixed.
5. Pour over fruit and nuts that have been placed in a large bowl and mix till thoroughly blended by hand.
6. Spoon into sprayed pans and bake at 300u0b0-325u0b0 degrees for an hour.rnRemove from oven and brush liberally with dark rum.rnWhen cakes are cooled wrap tightly with foil and leave at room temp for a few days. Can then be refridgerated for easier sliceing. Keeps for at least a month in fridge.

plain applesauce, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, golden raisins, raisins, dates, fruit, pecans

Taken from food52.com/recipes/39745-nona-m-s-fruitcake (may not work)