Date Fruitcake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 cups dates, stoned but not cut up
• 1 lb walnut pieces, not cut up
• 1 lb candied cherry, not cut up
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 mix dates, walnuts and cherries.
• 2 sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. add sugar and mix.
• 3 beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. add vanilla.
• 4 beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture.
• 5 line 2 loaf pans with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. oven temperatures vary. do not overbake if you have a hot oven.