Best Moist Applesauce Fruitcake Recipes
APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE
Fruitcake made with applesauce and maraschino cherries.
Provided by TEETEE
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease again.
- In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.
- Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Combine 1/2 cup of flour with nuts, raisins, dates and 1/2 cup cherries, stir until coated. Set aside.
- Add remaining 2 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt to egg mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
- Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1hour and 15 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool upright in pan 5 minutes. Turn upright onto wire rack and remove pan and parchment paper. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 625.1 calories, Carbohydrate 90.3 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 28.6 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 270.7 mg, Sugar 52 g
APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE
I know a lot of people do not like fruit cake but this one is different. It was published approximately 20+ years ago in our local newspaper's Holiday Recipe Section that had recipes submitted from people from throughout our ares. My husband tried it and it is a keeper. I think the difference is it does not contain the usual...
Provided by Patti Knepp
Categories Cakes
Time 2h45m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In medium saucepan combine applesauce, shortening and sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and cool.
- 2. Meanwhile, stir together dates, raisins, nuts, cherries and pineapple in a large bowl. Add the cooked mixture to the fruit and nuts. Then add dry ingredients and mix well.
- 3. Prepare pan of your choice (tube pan, loaf pans) by greasing well and line bottom with waxed paper which you then also grease. Fill prepared pan 2/3 full. Bake at 250 for 2 hours or until cake tests done.
- 4. Cool completely. Remove from pan(s) and remove waxed paper. Wrap in foil and store in refrigerator or cool place.
APPLESAUCE-CHEDDAR FRUITCAKE RECIPE
Try this Applesauce-Cheddar Fruitcake Recipe tonight! Moist and delicious, this fruitcake recipe is laced with pecans, maraschino cherries, dates and sharp Cheddar. A cream cheese icing adds the crowning touch.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Dairy
Time 2h45m
Yield Makes 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; set aside. Mix pecans, dates and cherries in large bowl. Add 1 cup of the flour mixture and the cheddar cheese; mix well. Set aside.
- Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add remaining flour mixture alternately with the applesauce, beating until well blended after each addition. Gently stir in the Cheddar cheese mixture. Pour into well-greased 12-inch tube pan or fluted tube pan.
- Bake 1 hour 10 min. Cool in pan 10 min; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Beat cream cheese, milk and extract in medium bowl with electric mixer until well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy after each addition. Spread over the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g
APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE
Here is a recipe that makes six 9x5 loaf pans or three tube pans of fruitcake, just what you need for the Holiday season - and the taste is just phenomonal - For a fruitier cake you may also add 2 pounds of cherries.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Dessert
Time 2h
Yield 6 9x5 loaf pans
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
- Measure out fruit and nuts, dates and raisins in a very large bowl.
- Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and grape juice to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
- Mix into fruit, nuts and applesauce.
- Pour into prepared pans weighing about 2 lb. each.
- Bake at 275F about 2 hours, or until pick comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2952.7, Fat 87.1, SaturatedFat 25.7, Cholesterol 205.3, Sodium 2012.6, Carbohydrate 537.1, Fiber 20.3, Sugar 386.4, Protein 33.3
APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE
Never mind all the jokes about nobody really eating fruitcake--my mother's always got eaten, and rather quickly!
Provided by MaryMc
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 1-2 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients except fruits and nuts and mix until smooth.
- Stir in fruits and nuts.
- Line the bottom of two large loaf pans or one tube pan with well-greased and floured double-thickness brown paper.
- Bake at 300 degrees for one hour (test for doneness with a toothpick).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 11921.5, Fat 377.9, SaturatedFat 70.8, Cholesterol 423, Sodium 4784.8, Carbohydrate 2133.8, Fiber 102.4, Sugar 1524.7, Protein 121.1
GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE
This moist applesauce cake recipe is a treasured heirloom passed down from my Grandma Stuit, who cooked for a family of 13 during the Depression. At reunions, it's the first dessert gone...including the crumbs! -Joanie Jager, Lynden, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 237mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
GRANDMA LEACH'S FRUITCAKE
My grandmother and mother made these cakes for years. They are moist but don't contain eggs. Applesauce is the secret ingredient. I sold these at bake sales for years and we had many customers who returned every year just to get one.
Provided by GAREYSGAL
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.7 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 131.9 mg, Sugar 16.2 g
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