applesauce fruitcake

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32 Pinches
Lakewood, CO
Updated on Jun 2, 2013

This is so very good. Great to give as gifts.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method ---
yield 10 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 4 teaspoons soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup candied fruit
  • 2 cups raisins (may use half dark and half golden)
  • 2 cups chopped nuts
  • 3 cups applesauce
  • 1 cup mazola corn oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • - topping
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon, brandy, spiced or plain rum

How To Make applesauce fruitcake

  • Step 1
    Mix in order. I mix by hand as it is hard to mix. But do it in order so that fruit and raisins will be coated with dry ingreidents.
  • Step 2
    Pour into pans but grease and flour them. You can use a bundt pan also. When giving as gifts, I use small loaf pans. (Mini) and give 1 per person.
  • Step 3
    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 1 hour and 10 mins. Toothpick test should be slightly damp. Otherwise cake is dry.
  • Step 4
    Remove from pans. Cool. May brush with same as you used above, (bourbon, brandy, spiced rum, or plain rum.) lightly on all sides with a small paint brush or pastry brush. Store wrapped in plastic wrap and then heavy foil.
  • Step 5
    When serving, stir topping ingredients together and drissel on top. If giving as gifts, Mix topping and put enough in a snack zip lock baggie. Scotch tape to ribbon on top and put on card to snip 1 corner of baggie and drissel over cake. May also add the receipe.

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