Holiday Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. white cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 c. water
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. lemon or brandy extract
1/2 c. oil
1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 lb. pecan halves
1 1/2 lb. mixed fruit
8 oz. chopped dates
1 lb. light raisins

Preparation

Combine cake mix, 1 egg, water, salt and lemon or brandy extract.
Beat until smooth.
Add remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
Sift flour over fruits and nuts.
Mix well and stir into batter.
Spray 2 loaf pans with vegetable cooking spray.
Fill with batter; press down.
Bake in very slow oven (275\u00b0) for 2 1/2 or 3 hours or until done.
(Place shallow pan of hot water on bottom of oven during baking.)
Cool; remove cake from pans.
Makes 4 1/2 pounds fruitcake.