Ingredients
48 servings
- •4 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 cups white sugar
- •0.25 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
- •0.75 cup vegetable oil
- •1 cup raisins
- •1 cup chopped pitted dates
- •1 pound candied mixed fruit
- •2 cups chopped walnuts
- •0.5 cup walnut halves
- •1 cup halved candied cherries
Instructions
- 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.
- Cool cake and decorate with walnut halves and candied cherry halves.
Nutritional Facts
Per 48 servings
- Calories: 210
- Carbohydrate: 35g
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Sugar: 16g