Golden Fruit and Nut Cake
Makes 1 loaf or 4 mini loaves
Calories:
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup mixed dried fruits of your choice
- 1/4 cup pecans
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease r 4 5" x 3" mini loaf pans or 1 9" x 5" loaf pan o. Place the butter, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, salt, and vanilla in a bowl, and beat till smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, stirring to combine. Stir in the applesauce.
- Stir in the fruits and nuts.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared pans, smoothing the top. Bake the cakes until they pull away from the sides of the pan and an instant read thermometer registers 205°F, about 30 minutes for the smaller loaves and 60 for the larger loaf. (You may need to cover the larger loaf in foil at the end of baking.)
- Remove the cakes from the oven and let cool slightly. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.