Applesauce fruit cake recipe

This nonalcoholic holiday fruitcake uses applesauce cake as its base.

This chewy, sweet and, most importantly, simple fruit cake recipe will bring joy to any holiday gathering. It's filled with tasty additions like three types of candied fruit and a heaping mound of crunchy walnuts for a fun-filled celebratory must.

This is my own fruitcake recipe, and it's a family favorite. I think it has just the right mix of nuts and fruit. —Allene Spence, Delbarton, West Virginia

Ah, the beloved fruit cake—a holiday tradition that often evokes strong feelings, both good and bad. But when made right, a fruit cake can be a delicious, rich, and moist treat that becomes the highlight of your festive table. Imagine a cake that’s dense yet tender, packed with plump, juicy dried fruits, nuts, and warm spices, all soaked in a generous splash of brandy or rum. This isn’t your average fruit cake; it’s a labor of love that fills your home with the comforting aroma of the…

A beloved recipe that my grandmother made during the holidays, Applesauce Cake.

Betty Crocker Old Fashioned Fruit Cake is a traditional, homemade Christmas cake that has been passed down through generations. It’s a classic recipe, made with simple ingredients like raisins, currants, nuts, and spices, and has a moist, dense texture.

The only fruit cake I’d eat as a child, this recipe was my grandmother’s special treat at Christmas time. It’s chock full of pecans, walnuts, crystalized fruit, dates, cherries, raisins and pineapple.

Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake Recipe -- A boxed spice cake mix is loaded with chopped nuts, dates, and candied fruit, then finished off with a sweet glaze, in this quick and easy holiday fruitcake recipe. #cake #fruitcake #desserts #christmas #recipes

This super moist fruitcake packed with juicy raisins, dates, candied mixed fruit, nuts, and warm spices is easy to make for a classic Christmas treat.