Description
This spice cake is moist, flavorful, and loaded with candied fruits and nuts!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large Eggs (Room temperature)
- 1 1/4 cups Applesauce (Unsweetened)
- 1 box (15 oz.) Spice cake mix
- 1 container (16 oz.) Candied fruit and peel mix (Equivalent to about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup Roughly chopped nuts (I used pecans and walnuts)
- 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add eggs and applesauce and mix until smooth.
- Add spice cake mix and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix together candied fruits, nuts, and flour until nuts and fruits are properly coated.
- Stir this fruit and nut mixture (along with any excess flour) into the cake batter gently. Do not rigorously mix!
- Pour batter into 2 greased and floured or lined loaf pans (Dimensions: 8×4).
- Bake at 275 degrees F for about 1 hour 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean. Keep a close eye from the 1 hour 30 minutes point.
- Remove from oven and allow it to cool completely.
- Run a knife along the sides of the cakes and remove from pan.
- Enjoy as is or top with frosting, syrup or glaze. Enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure the eggs are at room temperature for better mixing.
- Adjust baking time according to your oven, as they may vary.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg