Yule Cake Recipe

 
Ingredients:

• 1 c. margarine
• 2 c. brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c. applesauce
• 1/2 c. fruit juice
• 4 c. flour
• 2 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. allspice
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 2 c. dates
• 1/2 c. golden raisins
• 4 1/2 c. nuts, chopped coarse:walnuts, pecans, brazil nuts
• 1 c. Maraschino cherries
• 1 c. green candied cherries
• 1 c. each red-green-yellow candied pineapple

Method:

• Cream margarine, sugar and eggs; add applesauce and juice. 
• Add 3 cups flour and spices. 
• Dust chopped fruit and nuts with one cup of the flour. 
• Add fruit and nuts to mixture. 
• Bake in loaf pans or cupcake pans. 
• Bake at 350 degrees one hour for loaf, cupcake pans 30 minutes. 
• Store in cool place in tight containers.