Fruit Cake (Light) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. fruit (dates, pineapple, etc.)
1 lb. nuts
1 lb. pecans
1/2 lb. cherries
4 eggs
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix fruit and nuts together.
(Do not chop.)
Beat yolks and whites separately.
Add vanilla to yolks.
Pour yolks over the nut mixture slowly.
Sift dry ingredients 3 times.
Add dry ingredients and beaten whites to fruit and nut mixture.
Put in oven at 250\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Do not preheat oven before putting cake in.