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SHORTCUT CAKE MIX FRUITCAKE — A boxed spice cake mix is loaded with chopped nuts, dates, and candied fruit, then finished off with a sweet glaze, in this quick and easy holiday fruitcake recipe.

Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake

If you're a fan of  fruitcake, then you're going to love this Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake that starts off with a box of spice cake mix. Because who doesn't love saving time during the holiday season?

Now, if you don't like fruitcake, this version probably isn't going to win you over–at least it didn't convince the fruitcake-haters in my family to change their minds.

But if you love fruitcake like I do, you will love the simplicity of this recipe. Using a spice cake mix means all of the delicious flavors and aromas are already in the cake.

You just add the chopped nuts and candy fruit. And in true fruitcake fashion, you do add a lot of nuts and fruit. My personal preference is pecans, but walnuts–or a combination of both–work well too.

I also like to save time by using a premixed, chopped fruitcake mix. You can often find this in stores around Christmas, but I usually order mine, along with candied cherries and pineapple, from the Paradise fruit company.

Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake

I also add a box of instant vanilla pudding mix to the batter, to make it extra moist and dense. Honestly, know one will ever know you didn't make this cake from scratch!

When you're mixing up the batter, you may think, "Wow, that is a lot of fruit and nuts! There's almost more fruit and nuts than batter!" Don't worry. This is how it should be.

To finish the cake off, I borrowed the glaze from my grandmother's fruitcake recipe. It's just not fruitcake without a layer of sweet, sticky glaze on top.

Admittedly, fruitcake is not for everyone. In fact, I'm the only one in my family who likes it. I think I get it from my dad–he loves fruitcake almost as much as I do.

But beware, this is a lot of cake to eat on your own, so if you make this Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake, make sure you have some fellow fruitcake lovers to share with. Or save half in the freezer for later.

Be sure to save this Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake recipe to your favorite Pinterest board for later.

Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake

Here's what you'll need to make Shortcut Cake Mix Fruitcake

  • Spice cake mix
  • Candied fruit mix, cherries and pineapple
  • Dried dates
  • Pecans or walnuts
  • Instant vanilla pudding mix
  • Eggs
  • Vegetable oil
  • Vanilla
  • Flour
  • Sugar
  • Buttermilk
  • Corn syrup
  • Baking soda

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 8 ounces candied red cherries
  • 16 ounces candied fruitcake mix
  • 8 ounces candied pineapple, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1 cup chopped dried dates
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 box spice cake mix
  • 1 (3.5 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

For the glaze

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Generously grease and flour a 9-10 cup bundt pan.
  2. In a large bowl, toss together candied fruit, dates and nuts with the flour; set aside.
  3. With an electric mixer, beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water and vanilla on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Fold in fruit and nut mixture. The batter will be very stiff.
  4. Spoon batter evenly into prepared bundt pan. Bake for 2 hours, or until toothpick inserted in the center come out clean. Cool completely in pan before turning onto a wire rack.
  5. Meanwhile, make the glaze by heating sugar, buttermilk and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour glaze evenly over cooled cake.
Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 503 Total Fat: 19g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 16g Cholesterol: 37mg Sodium: 320mg Carbohydrates: 81g Fiber: 5g Sugar: 51g Protein: 6g

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