Fruit Cake(Heritage Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3/4 c. dark syrup
1/2 lb. butter
4 eggs
1 c. raisins
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1 c. nut meats
3 c. flour
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine 2 1/2 c. flour, sugar, syrup, butter, eggs, allspice and cloves.
Roll nuts, dates and raisins in 1/2 cup of the flour, and add last to batter.
Bake in 3 layers for 40 minutes.