Applesauce Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. all-purpose flour
2 c. sugar
1 lb. pecans
1 lb. raisins
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 lb. butter
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. soda
1 1/2 c. applesauce
1 lb. fruit cake mix
1 lb. gumdrops
1 lb. candied cherries (1/2 red and 1/2 green)
1 large can pineapple chunks, drained

Preparation

Mix butter and sugar together.
Add applesauce and eggs.
Sift all dry ingredients together and add to mixture.
Mix well.
Add last 4 ingredients.
Mix all together.
Bake in a tube pan with wax paper in it for 4 hours in a 200\u00b0 to 250\u00b0 oven.