Progressive Farmer Fruit Cake

Name: Progressive Farmer Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 pkg. yellow cake mix; 4 eggs, unbeaten; 1 tsp. orange juice or extract; 1/2 lb. candied green pineapple, cut in narrow strips; 1/2 lb. red candied cherries, chopped; 4 c. pecans, some halves and some chopped; 1/2 c. flour; 1/2 c. applesauce; 1 tsp. salt; 2 c. chopped dates

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 pkg. yellow cake mix
4 eggs, unbeaten
1 tsp. orange juice or extract
1/2 lb. candied green pineapple, cut in narrow strips
1/2 lb. red candied cherries, chopped
4 c. pecans, some halves and some chopped
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. applesauce
1 tsp. salt
2 c. chopped dates

Directions

1

Empty cake mix into bowl and add applesauce, eggs, salt and juice.
2

Beat 3 minutes or until creamy and smooth.
3

Combine fruits and nuts and dredge them in the flour.
4

Stir into the batter.
5

Line 2 (8 x 4 x 3-inch) loaf pans with a triple thickness of waxed paper and grease well.
6

Pour batter into pans and bake at 275° for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
7

Cool cakes on a rack until thoroughly cool. Remove from pans leaving paper attached to cakes.
8

Wrap cakes in aluminum foil and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.
9

Yields 2 large or 4 small loaves.