Dark Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
1 box brown sugar
1 c. molasses
1 tsp. molasses
1 tsp. soda (in molasses)
8 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 pt. fig preserves
1 pt. watermelon rind preserves
1 pt. candied cherries, chopped
1/2 pt. glazed pineapple, chopped
1 qt. nuts, chopped
1/2 pt. raisins
6 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Mix butter and sugar.
Mix all fruit with all flour.
Add the fruit and flour mixture to butter mixture.
Add eggs, then add spices.
Pour mixture into tube pans that have been greased and lined with brown paper.
Garnish cakes before cooking with pineapple (glazed) and cherries (glazed).
Cook about 2 1/2 to 3 hours at 250\u00b0.
Put pan of water under the cakes in the oven for moisture.
Makes two cakes.