Ingredients
- ½ cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg at room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 + ½ cups applesauce
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ground or fresh grated
- 1 pound fruitcake mix
- 1 cup raisins or dried cranberries
- 1 cup chopped nuts I use walnuts
- confectioners' sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a bundt pan (12 cup).
- Cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed 2 - 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Beat in the applesauce - it might look curdled - that's ok.
- In a separate bowl whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg together.
- Add it to the butter mixture and beat on low until just combined.
- Stir in the fruitcake mix, raisins and nuts.
- Spoon into the bundt pan and spread evenly.
- Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Let cool on a wire rack about 30 minutes. Turn out onto a cake dish/platter. Cool completely.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams