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	Best-Ever Fruitcake Loaves

Serves: 16

Prep: 20 min Bake: 1 hr 10 min Cool: 2 hr 30 min Chill: 24 hr
16 slices per loaf

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   1 cup dried red cherries
   1 cup chopped dried apricots
   1 cup chopped dates
   1 cup dried cranberries
   1 cup chopped mixed dried fruit
   1 (10-ounce) can deluxe mixed nuts
   1/2 cup all-purpose flour
   1 package Betty Crocker SuperMoist white (vanilla) cake mix
   1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
   1/4 cup brandy or 2 teaspoons brandy extract plus 1/4 cup water
   1 package (4-serving size) instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
   3 eggs
   1/4 cup light corn syrup
   2 tablespoons brandy or 1 teaspoon brandy extract plus 2 tablespoons water
   Pecan halves, if desired
   Candied cherries, if desired

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1 Heat oven to 300°. Generously grease 2 loaf pans, 9 x 5 x 3 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
2 Toss dried cherries, apricots, dates, cranberries, mixed fruit, nuts and flour in very large bowl. Beat cake mix, butter, 1/4 cup brandy, the pudding mix (dry) and eggs in large bowl with electric
mixture on medium speed 1 minute (batter may climb beaters slightly). Spoon batter over fruit and nut mixture; mix well (batter will be very stiff). Press batter evenly into pans.
3 Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out almost clean and loaves are golden brown. Cool 30 minutes on wire rack.
4 Remove loaves from pans to wire rack. Mix corn syrup and 2 tablespoons brandy in small bowl; brush on warm loaves. Garnish with pecan halves and candied cherries. Cool completely, about
2 hours. Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator at least 24 hours before slicing. Store any remaining fruitcake tightly wrapped in refrigerator.

High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Heat oven to 325°. Decrease butter to 1/4 cup; increase 1/4 cup brandy to 1/3 cup. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes.

1 Slice: Calories 240 (Calories from Fat 90); Fat 10g (Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 240mg; Carbohydrate 37g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 3g. % Daily Value: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4%.

Betty's Tip You'll find it easiest to cut these dense and fruity loaves into slices if you use a thin-bladed serrated knife.

From "Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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