Date Treasure Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 lb. or 3 c. whole pitted dates*
1 c. candied cherries
3 c. walnuts (whole)
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

*Substitute 2 cups whole apricots for dates.