Brazil Nut Fruitcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 4 eggs
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pound red candied cherries
• 1 pound green candied cherries
• 1 pound brazil nuts
• 1 pound walnut halves
• 1 pound pecan halves
• 2 pounds pitted dates

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease 3 - 8x4 inch loaf pans and line them with parchment or waxed paper.
• beat eggs, salt and vanilla together until very light and lemon colored. stir in sugar, 1 cup flour and baking powder.
• place cherries, nuts, and dates into a large bowl. dust with the remaining 1/2 cup flour. then stir in sugar mixture. there is very little batter which makes this a very stiff mixture. mix with hands.
• press batter into prepared loaf pans. bake for 1 hour.