Japanese Fruitcake

• 1 c. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 3/4 c. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1 c. raisins
• 1 c. pecans, chopped
• Fruit Filling (recipe below)
• Spicy Cream Cheese Icing (recipe below)

1. Cream butter and sugar, beating well on medium speed.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
3. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
4. Mix well after each addition.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Pour 1/3 of batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round pan.
7. Stir spices, raisins and pecans into remaining batter.
8. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 for 25 minutes.
10. Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
11. Ice with filling, putting white layer in the middle.

butter, sugar, eggs, allpurpose, baking powder, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, raisins, pecans, fruit filling, cream cheese icing

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=755328 (may not work)