Japanese Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 3/4 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 c. raisins
1 c. pecans, chopped
Fruit Filling (recipe below)
Spicy Cream Cheese Icing (recipe below)

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar, beating well on medium speed.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
Mix well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour 1/3 of batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round pan.
Stir spices, raisins and pecans into remaining batter.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Ice with filling, putting white layer in the middle.