Applesauce Fruitcake

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups dates, chopped
• 4 cups walnuts, chopped
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup grape juice
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 lbs candied fruit
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups applesauce

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
• 2 measure out fruit and nuts, dates and raisins in a very large bowl.
• 3 cream together butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
• 4 alternately add dry ingredients and grape juice to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• 5 mix into fruit, nuts and applesauce.
• 6 pour into prepared pans weighing about 2 lb. each.
• 7 bake at 275f about 2 hours, or until pick comes out clean.