Applesauce Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups applesauce
2-lb. mixed candied fruit
1 med. jar cherries
1 lb. dates
2-1/2 cups raisins (1 box)
2 blocks margarine
2 eggs
2-3/4 cups flour (all-purpose)
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1 lb. chopped pecans
3/4 cup flour (to dredge fruit in)

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
Mix spices with flour and sift; add to creamed mixture.
Heat applesauce; add to batter. Dredge fruits and nuts in 3/4 cup flour and add fruits to batter and mix well.
Grease 4 large loaf pans; place waxed paper in bottom.
Divide batter in pans and bake at 325 degrees about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done.
Makes 4 large loaf cakes (2-lb) or 8 small gift-size cakes (1-lb.).