CAKE FROM ABOVE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl combine all fruits and nuts.
• Add flour and toss until fruits and nuts are well coated.
• In another large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil and water.
• Beat for 3 minutes.
• Fold in fruit/nut mixture;batter will be very stiff.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan very well.
• Bake for 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Heat light Karo syrup until warm.
• Brush cake with warm syrup.
• When glaze and cake are cold cover with aluminun foil.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Line two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13-inch rectangular baking pan with parchment paper
• Grease the paper and the sides of the pan well
• In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs together until slightly thickened, about 1 minute
• Add flour, milk, oil, baking powder, and vanilla and beat for another minute, just until the batter is smooth and creamy
• Don't overbeat
• Pour batter into the prepared baking pan(s)
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until the tops are golden and a toothpick poked into the center of the layer comes out clean
• (A single rectangular pan will take longer to bake than two round ones
• ) Loosen the sides of the cake from the pan with a thin knife, then turn out onto a rack and peel off the paper
• Let cool completely before covering with frosting