Ginger Applesauce Fruitcake
Still have some dried fruit left over from your Christmas baking? Want to make a healthier version of the traditional fruitcake? This moist cake is good enough to pack in every day lunches or to serve with coffee without too much guilt in the New Year because it is sweetened with applesauce and brown sugar.
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS
- 1 bag of orange pekoe tea
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 cups dark raisins
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped mixed glaze fruit
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup applesauce (I use unsweetened)
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
- 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 2 cups flour ((I used 1 cup whole wheat and 1 cup white)
- 1 tsp flax seed (my addition - I am always trying to get that in somewhere)
- 1 tsp baking pwd
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt (regular will do - I use sea salt when I do use salt)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon (I used 1/2 tsp AT LEAST...love that cinnamon)
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
A friend served this delicious cake for me over the holiday. I am thinking it shouldn't have to be saved for holiday baking. Although she wrote out the recipe for me I believe it was one she tried from a cookbook given to her for Christmas called Easy Healthy Recipes by Jean Pare.
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