Applesauce Fruitcake Recipes

APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except fruits and nuts and mix until smooth.
• Stir in fruits and nuts.
• Line the bottom of two large loaf pans or one tube pan with well-greased and floured double-thickness brown paper.
• Bake at 300 degrees for one hour (test for doneness with a toothpick).

HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Combine fruit and nuts. In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour over fruit and nuts; stir to coat. , Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool place. Bring to room temperature before serving; slice with a serrated knife.

MOTHER'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and soda. Set aside.
• Cream together 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs. Add flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with applesauce, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in the raisins, dates, and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool on wire rack.
• To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter or margarine in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in 1 cup brown sugar. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk, and continue to stir until the mixture returns to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool for 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Frost cooled cake.

APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
• Measure out fruit and nuts, dates and raisins in a very large bowl.
• Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
• Alternately add dry ingredients and grape juice to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Mix into fruit, nuts and applesauce.
• Pour into prepared pans weighing about 2 lb. each.
• Bake at 275F about 2 hours, or until pick comes out clean.

GRANDMA LEACH'S FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch tube pan and one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves into a large bowl. Stir in the applesauce and oil, then mix in the raisins, dates, mixed fruit and 2 cups of walnuts. Pour into the prepared pans. Pans should be about 3/4 full if using mini pans, or an assortment.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the cake comes out clean.

GRACE STRUCK'S APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE (NORA CAREY)

Steps:

• Heat applesauce over moderate heat. Add butter, a few tablespoons at a time, stirring to melt. Bring it to just a boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add sugar, molasses and honey, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let cool in large bowl.
• Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Stir into applesauce. Fold in dried fruit, chopped nuts and ½ cup of brandy.
• Divide batter among 4 buttered and floured 9 x 5" pans and decorate top with walnut halves.
• Bake at 275 F oven for 1 ½ hours, until a skewer inserted in center of loaf comes out clean and hot to the touch. Let cakes cool in the pans. Cool completely on racks.
• Wrap each cake in cheesecloth and brush the left ½ cup of brandy until cloth is soaked. Wrap cakes in foil and store in a cool dry place. They keep for 3 to 4 months. For added flavor brush them with additional brandy every month.