Japanese Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
4 eggs
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped raisins
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/4 c. chopped citron
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. powdered cloves

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar, creaming well.
Separate 2 eggs; leave 2 whole.
Add whole eggs to creamed mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Then add yolks, beating smooth again.
(Save the 2 egg whites for the filling.)
Sift flour and sift again with baking powder.
Add to rest of batter mixture, alternating with milk, beating smooth each time.