Apple Sauce Fruit Cake
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Ingredients
| 2 ⅓ | cups |
applesauce
thick, well-drained |
|
| 1 | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
| 4 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 1 | cup |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | cup |
nuts
broken |
|
| 3 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
mace
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cloves
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
nutmeg
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
molasses
|
|
| 2 | cups |
brown sugar
|
* |
| 6 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| 4 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ¾ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 2 | pounds |
raisins, seedless
|
|
| ¼ | pound |
citron
thinly sliced |
Directions
Cream sugar and shortening. Add apple sauce, which has been sieved to remove all lumps, molasses, eggs, and lemon juice. Sift white flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, salt, and spices. Dredge raisins in whole wheat flour. Add white flour mixture to batter gradually. Beat thoroughly. Add dredged raisins.
Put a layer of the batter into a paper-lined baking pan. Add a layer of citron and nuts, cover with a layer of the batter. Repeat, having the top layer of the batter. Bake in a slow oven (300 to 325 F) about 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 483g (17.0 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 118613% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g
27%
Saturated Fat 3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 141mg
47%
Sodium 1140mg
47%
Total Carbohydrate
83g
83%
Dietary Fiber 14g
58%
Sugars g
Protein
50g
Vitamin A 4%
•
Vitamin C 53%
Calcium 24%
•
Iron 71%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
