Apple Sauce Fruit Cake

Name: Apple Sauce Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 213 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; 23 cup molasses; 2 cups brown sugar; 6 tablespoons lemon juice; 4 cups flour, all-purpose; 1 3/4 teaspoons salt; 2 pounds raisins, seedless; 1/4 pound citron thinly sliced

18 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

213 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
23 cup molasses
2 cups brown sugar
6 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups flour, all-purpose
1 3/4 teaspoons salt
2 pounds raisins, seedless
1/4 pound citron thinly sliced

Directions

1

Cream sugar and shortening.
2

Add apple sauce, which has been sieved to remove all lumps, molasses, eggs, and lemon juice.
3

Sift white flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, salt, and spices.
4

Dredge raisins in whole wheat flour.
5

Add white flour mixture to batter gradually.
6

Beat thoroughly.
7

Add dredged raisins.
8

Put a layer of the batter into a paper-lined baking pan.
9

Add a layer of citron and nuts, cover with a layer of the batter.
10

Repeat, having the top layer of the batter.
11

Bake in a slow oven (300 to 325 F) about 2 hours.