Applesauce Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped dates
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. figs, chopped
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped mixed candied fruit
1 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. allspice
2 eggs
3 c. flour
2 c. applesauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. raisins

Preparation

Cream the butter or margarine.
Add sugar gradually with spices.
Cream until light. Sift flour, salt and soda.
Dredge fruit in 1/2 cup flour. Beat eggs until light. Add alternately with remaining flour, stirring until well blended. Stir in dredged fruit, nuts and applesauce.
Bake in greased pan in slow oven at 325\u00b0 for about 1 1/2 hours or until done, depending on size of pan.
I use bread pans.