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 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

Preparation

Combine first 5 ingredients.
Mix well.
Toss fruit and pecans with flour to coat.
Stir fruit and nuts into cake mix. Mix well.
Pour into two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans greased and lined with waxed paper.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 1 and 3/4 hours or until cake tests done.
Makes 2 cakes.
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).