Easy Fruitcake

Name: Easy Fruitcake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 432-g pkg Yellow cake mix / mélange à gâteau doré; 1 cup Applesauce / compote de pommes; 4 Eggs; 4 cups Mixed dried fruit / fruits séchés mélangés; 0.25 cup All-purpose flour / farine tout usage; 1 250-g pkg Cream cheese, softened / fromage à la crème; 0.25 cup Butter / beurre; 1 cup Icing sugar / sucre glace; 0.25 cup Pecan pieces / pacanes en morceaux

2-hour 10-Minute recipe Serves 24

Think you're not a fan of fruitcake? Think again! This super-simple moist cake, flavoured with dried fruit and topped with cream cheese icing, is sure to become a new family favourite. Tip: This cake uses cake mix—a simple, delicious shortcut—to make things extra-easy.

2-hour 10-Minute recipe Serves 24

Ingredients

1 432-g pkg

Yellow cake mix

1 cup

Applesauce

Eggs

4 cups

Mixed dried fruit, such as cranberries, raisins, chopped apricots, etc.

1/4 cup

All-purpose flour

1 250-g pkg

Cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup

Butter, softened

1 cup

Icing sugar

1/4 cup

Pecan pieces

Directions

Prep: 25 mins | Cook: 1 hour 45 mins

1
Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 275°F.
2
Spray 2 8x4-in loaf pans with cooking spray, then line with parchment, leaving overhang on 2 side.
3
Beat cake mix, applesauce and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until combined, about 2 minutes.
4
Toss fruit with flour in a medium bowl. Stir into cake batter. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
5
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
6
Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat until blended, about 2 minutes. Spread glaze evenly over cakes, then sprinkle with nuts.

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