"This Applesauce Spice Fruit Cake is not your mama's fruit cake! A moist, dense spicy cake, filled with nuts, coconut, raisins, dates & orange candy slices...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup butter (softened)
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1 cup sugar
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2 eggs
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1 cup unsweetened applesauce
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2 cups all-purpose flour + additional for dredging fruit
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 teaspoon nutmeg
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 cup pecans or walnuts (chopped)
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1 cup dates (chopped)
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1 cup raisins
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1 cup orange slice candy (chopped)
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1 cup coconut
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1/2 cup rum (optional)
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1/4 cup powdered sugar