Easy Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

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
1/2 lb. candied cherries, halved
1/2 lb. candied pineapple, coarsely chopped
1 lb. chopped dates
2 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. all-purpose flour

Preparation

Combine cake mix with applesauce, eggs, orange and lemon extracts, mixing well.
Toss cherries, pineapple, dates and pecans with flour to coat.
Stir fruit and nuts into cake mixture, mixing well.
Turn mixture into two (9 x 5 x 3-inch) loaf pans, greased and lined with wax paper.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 1 3/4 hours or until cake tests done.
Makes 2 loaves.