1 cup (2 sticks) soft butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups applesauce
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup nuts, chopped
1 cup raisins, chopped
1 cup dates, chopped
1 pint mixed candied fruit

Beat together butter and sugar. Add beaten eggs.

Dissolve baking soda in applesauce. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with applesauce to butter/sugar mixture. Add nuts, raisins, dates and mixed fruit.

Bake in a large tube pan lined with paper or a well-greased Bundt pan at 250°F to 300°F for 1 1/2 hours or until cake tests done.