Easy Fruit Cake

Name: Easy Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 box (18 1/4 oz) yellow cake mix; 1 c. applesauce; 4 eggs, slightly beaten; 2 tsp. lemon extract; 2 tsp. orange extract; 1 lb. fruitcake mix (mixed and dried candied fruit); 1/2 lb. chopped dates; 1/2 lb. seedless raisins; 2 c. chopped pecans; 1/4 c. all purpose flour

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 box (18 1/4 oz) yellow cake mix
1 c. applesauce
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tsp. lemon extract
2 tsp. orange extract
1 lb. fruitcake mix (mixed and dried candied fruit)
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1/2 lb. seedless raisins
2 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. all purpose flour

Directions

1

Combine first 5 ingredients.
2

Mix well.
3

Toss fruit and pecans with flour to coat.
4

Stir fruit and nuts into cake mix. Mix well.
5

Pour into two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans greased and lined with waxed paper.
6

Bake at 275° for 1 and 3/4 hours or until cake tests done.
7

Makes 2 cakes.
8

Soak and baste with orange juice for a few days (2 to 3 days should be enough...too long soaking makes cake tear when cut).