Christmas Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. (1 lb.) dates
3/4 lb. (1 1/2 jars) cherries
1 lb. pecans
1 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 jiggers whiskey

Preparation

Preheat
oven to 350\u00b0.
Place pan of water in bottom of oven. Chop
dates
and pecans; add cherries (candied cherries or maraschino is preferred).
Add vanilla and liquid (wine or grape juice can be substituted for whiskey) to fruit and nuts. Stir
in sugar
and
slightly
beaten egg yolks.
Stir in dry ingredients and fold in beaten egg whites.
Batter will appear stiff and be mostly
fruit
and nuts.
Decorate top with nuts and cherries. Bake cake at least 1 hour and 10 minutes.