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Fat Free Fruitcake

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients


1/2 C Applesauce
3/4 C Water
1/2 C White or Brown Sugar
2 1/2 C mixed Dried Fruit*
2 Egg Whites or equivalent, lightly beaten
1 1/2 C white Flour
2 t Baking Powder



Recipe

Place the applesauce, water, sugar, and dried fruit in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes, then allow to cool.
Set the oven at 300* F (cool). Line a 6-inch round cake tin with greaseproof paper.

Mix the egg whites into the fruit mixture, then sift the flour and baking powder into it too. Mix, adding water if necessary to make a stiff batter.
Pour into the prepared tin, sprinkle the top with brown sugar, and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, more or less - with all this fruit, it's not going to come out very clean anyway!

* The amount and type of fruit in this recipe can be varied very much to produce different results.
You can substitute 1/2 cup of chopped glace cherries for some of the fruit, or add chopped candied orange peel, dates, apricots, yellow or dark raisins.
The possibilities are endless.