My Own Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• Two-thirds cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs (beaten)
• 1 square of Baker's Chocolate
• 1 generous cup apple sauce
• 2 cups flour
• 1 rounded tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 cup seeded raisins
• 1/2 cup diced candied pineapple
• 1/2 cup diced candied cherries
• 1/2 cup diced citron
• 1/2 cup diced lemon peel
• 1/2 cup diced orange peel
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup almonds

Method

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   Put mixture in large buttered and floured cake pan, and bake in moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicacies (1929) by Thursday Club (San Diego, Calif.), page 41. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

My Own Fruit Cake ( Very Simple and Never Fails.) Mix as follows : Two-thirds cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs (beaten) 1 square of Baker's Chocolate 1 generous cup apple sauce (not thoroughly cooked) 2 cups flour 1 rounded tsp. soda 1 tsp. baking powder ( rounded) 1 tsp. nutmeg Put mixture in large buttered and floured cake pan, and bake in moderate oven. — Mrs. Fred J. Allen. —98-- 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 1 cup seeded raisins y> cup diced candied pineapple y2 cup diced candied cherries y2 cup diced citron ]/2 cup diced lemon peel x/2 cup diced orange peel 1 cup walnuts y2 cup almonds T

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