Date Fruitcake

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

Directions

1. 1

   Mix dates, walnuts and cherries.

2. 2

   Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix.

3. 3

   Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla.

4. 4

   Beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture.

5. 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.