Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. spice cake mix
1/2 c. applesauce (1 c. to moist)
4 eggs, unbeaten
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. orange extract
1 lb. cut dates
8 oz. whole candied cherries, drained
8 oz. pineapple (candied) green, drained
1 lb. walnut halves (4 c.)
3/4 c. flour

Preparation

Empty cake mix in large bowl.
Add applesauce, eggs, salt and orange extract.
Beat 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
Combine fruit, nuts and flour and mix well.
Stir into batter mixing well. Line two 8 x 8 x 3-inch loaf pans with triple thickness of wax papers or 1 layer of brown paper sack and pour into pans.
Line sides also.
Bake in slow oven at 275\u00b0 for 2 3/4 hours.
If gets dark on top before done, cover with paper whenever you want.
Cool in pans.
Wrap and store.
Delicious.