Fruit Buckle (fruit studded cake)

Fruit Buckle (fruit studded cake)


This is not a Christmas type fruitcake. It's a regular cake with moist fresh fruit pieces in it. 

Ingredients~

• 1.5 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup light oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups chopped/bite size room temperature fruit (be creative and mix different kinds together...raspberries/cherries, apples/raisins, strawberries/kiwi, mangos/raspberries, cherries/apricots, pineapple/banana etc)
• 2 tbsp sliced/chopped nuts (almonds, macadamias, walnuts etc)...canned fruit must be rinsed and dried otherwise cake will come out too wet.
• 2 tsp raw cane sugar

Instructions~

• preheat oven to 350F
• coat 9" pan with cooking spray or butter
• whisk dry ingredients together in large bowl
• whisk wet ingredients together in different bowl
• pour wet mixture into dry mixture and gently fold, don't over mix
• put fruit on top and then very gently fold just until blended evenly
• pour into pan
• top with nuts and raw sugar
• bake 45-55 minutes
• buckle with be done when it is golden brown and toothpick comes out clean
• cool at least half an hour before serving