Scripture Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 c. butter (Psalms 55:21)
    6 eggs (Isaiah 10:14)
    1/8 tsp. salt (Luke 14:34)
    2 tsp. baking powder (1 Corinthians 5:6)
    1/2 tsp. nutmeg (2 Chronicles 9:9)
    1 tsp. each: allspice and ground cloves (2 Chronicles 9:9)
    4 tsp. cinnamon (2 Chronicles 9:9)
    1/2 c. milk (Judges 4:19)
    2 Tbsp. honey (Judges 14:18)
    2 c. raisins (2 Samuel 16:1)
    2 c. chopped figs (Song of Solomon 2:13)
    2 c. blanched, slivered almonds (Numbers 17:8)
    2 c. sugar (Jeremiah 6:20)
    4 1/2 c. flour (1 Kings 4:22)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
    Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    Beat in eggs, one at a time.
    Sift together the next 7 ingredients and add alternately with the milk to the batter.
    Stir in honey and fold in the fruits and nuts.
    Mix well. Bake in 2 greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch pans for 1 hour or until done. Cool 30 minutes before removing cakes from pans to rack to finish cooling.

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