"Jiffy" Steamed Syrup Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. Jiffy yellow cake mix (or any brand that will make a 1-layer cake)
2 eggs
1/4 c. milk
2 1/2 c. stale bread crumbs, ground fine
1 c. dark raisins
1 c. seeded Muscat raisins
1/2 c. candied orange peel
1/2 c. citron peel
1 c. candied cherries, cut in half
2 c. walnuts, almonds or pecans, chopped
1 c. figs, sliced (with scissors)
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. fresh crushed cloves
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 c. apple cider
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk

Preparation

Put bread crumbs in an enormous bowl, add fruit and nuts and mix well with fingers so that each piece is coated with the crumbs. Sprinkle next 4 ingredients over all.