Light Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 c. candied cherries
1/2 c. diced dates
1/2 c. raisins
1/2 c. walnuts or pecans
1/2 c. coconut
1/4 c. brandy, rum or fruit flavored liqueur

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs and beat well. Blend in
dry
ingredients; reserve 4 tablespoons flour to dust fruit.
Beat in milk, vanilla and almond extract until smooth. Combine cherries,
raisins,
dates,
nuts and coconut with the reserved flour.
Fold
into
cake
batter.\tBake in a greased and floured cake mold or loaf type bread pan.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 2 hours or
until
a\tcake
tester inserted comes out clean. Sprinkle cake with your choice of liquor.