grandma leach's fruitcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 3 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 pound candied mixed fruit
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup walnut halves
• 1 cup halved candied cherries

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• 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.