Christmas Special Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 3 cups pecans or 3 cups hazelnuts
1 lb pitted dates, coarsely chopped (about 2 full cups)
1 cup halved maraschino cherry
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, combine nuts, dates and cherries.
In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into nut mixture until nuts and fruit are well coated.
Beat eggs until foamy; stir in vanilla.
Fold into nut mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased and waxed paper lined 9 inch by 5 inch by 3 inch loaf pan.
Bake at 300\u00b0F for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 24 servings. Cake will get softer overnight.
Country Cooking.