
For a holiday fruitcake, Mavis soaks chopped dry fruit in ¼ cup brandy and folds into the batter with
the raisins and walnuts; decorates the baked cake with plain white icing or glaze made
with confectioners’ sugar and milk and bit of almond extract; and decorates with red
and green candied cherries.
INGREDIENTS
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½ cup butter
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2 cups sugar
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1 large egg
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2 cups applesauce
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2½ cups flour
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1½ teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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¾ teaspoon cinnamon
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¼ teaspoon cloves
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½ teaspoon allspice
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1 cup raisins, cut up
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½ cup walnuts
INSTRUCTIONS
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Cream butter and sugar.
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Stir in egg and applesauce.
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Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
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Stir in raisins and walnuts.
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Bake in greased oblong pan, or 2 loaf pans, for 40-50 minutes.