Apple Fruitcake
- 2 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup red
- green candied cherries, quartered
- 1 package (6 ounces) dried apricots, chopped
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- In a small bowl, combine apples and orange juice; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg; add to sugar mixture just until blended. Fold in the cherries, apricots, walnuts and apple mixture.
- Transfer to a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut with a serrated knife.
tart apples, orange juice, sugar, eggs, canola oil, vanilla, flour, salt, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, ground nutmeg, red, green candied cherries, walnuts
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/apple-fruitcake/ (may not work)