Easy Fruit Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Place the apple sauce, water, sugar, and dried fruit in a saucepan.
2. 2
   Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, then allow to cool.
3. 3
   Set the oven at 300F (150C) (cool).
4. 4
   Line a 6-inch round cake tin with greaseproof paper.
5. 5
   Mix the egg whites into the fruit mixture, then sift the flour and baking powder into it too.
6. 6
   Mix, adding water if necessary to make a stiff batter.
7. 7
   Pour into the prepared tin, sprinkle the top with brown sugar, and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean, more or less - with all this fruit, it's not going to come out very clean anyway!
8. 8
   The amount