Fruity Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla or rum
2 c. pecans
1 lb. dates
1 c. maraschino cherries
3 eggs

Preparation

Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch pan and line with wax paper.
Mix fruit and nuts together by hand.
Sift dry ingredients and mix with fruit.
Beat eggs with vanilla or rum flavoring; stir into other mixture.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Cool on rack in pan for 15 minutes.
Remove.
Cool again.
Wrap in foil.