Al Hasa Cookbook - 1976
1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
1 pound mixed fruit
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup walnuts
Preheat oven to 350o.
Cream margarine and sugar, add vanilla, eggs and applesauce. Add flour that has been mixed and sifted with all of the spices. Add mixed fruit, nuts and raisins.
Bake for 1 hour in a greased tube pan or until top springs back when pressed.
Walnut halves and cherries may be used to garnish the top.
Margaret Boyes, Dhahran