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Apple Fruitcake Recipe

I love traditional fruitcake, but the rest of my family does not. The apple version I came up with got everyone’s seal of approval.

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Apple Fruitcake Recipe

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling

Yield: 14 Servings

35 55 90

Ingredients

2 medium tart apples, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup red and/or green candied cherries, quartered
1 package (6 ounces) dried apricots, chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a small bowl, combine apples and orange juice; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and nutmeg; add to sugar mixture just until blended. Fold in the cherries, apricots, walnuts and apple mixture.
Transfer to a greased and floured 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut with a serrated knife. Yield: 1 loaf (14 slices).

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 298 calories, 12 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 142 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Fruitcake in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2012, p32