Nonny's Fruitcake

• 1 cup chunky-style applesauce
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups walnuts or pecans, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups (8 ounces) chopped dates
• 1 cup currants
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, coarsely chopped, reserve liquid
• 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 Land O Lakes All-Natural Eggs
• 1/2 cup whiskey*
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Grease and flour 8 (5 3/4x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
3. Combine applesauce and baking soda in bowl; mix well.
4. Set aside.
5. Combine flour, walnuts, dates, currants, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves in bowl.
6. Add applesauce mixture, pineapple, cherries and reserved cherry liquid; mix well.
7. Combine butter, brown sugar and eggs in bowl.
8. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
9. Add fruit mixture; continue beating until well mixed.
10. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
11. Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
12. Remove cakes from oven.
13. Place onto cooling racks.
14. Let stand 10 minutes.
15. Remove from pan, if desired.
16. Drizzle each cake with 1 tablespoon whiskey while cakes are still warm.
17. Cool completely.
18. Combine all glaze ingredients in 1-quart saucepan.
19. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes or until mixture is clear and slightly thickened.
20. Brush glaze over cooled fruitcake.
21. Let stand until glaze is set.
22. Wrap cakes in plastic food wrap, then foil.
23. Store in cool place or refrigerate.
24. *Substitute 1/2 cup orange or apple juice.

chunkystyle applesauce, baking soda, allpurpose, walnuts, dates, currants, raisins, golden raisins, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, ground cloves, pineapple, maraschino cherries, butter, brown sugar, eggs, whiskey, brown sugar, water, light corn syrup, lemon juice

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3389/nonnys-fruitcake (may not work)