Shenandoah Individual Fruitcakes

• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 (8-ounce) package chopped dates
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 eggs
• 2 (8-ounce) packages chopped candied mixed fruit
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Whole pecans (optional)

1. Place butter, sugar, water, raisins, and dates in a saucepan; cook on low heat about 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and let mixture cool completely. Set aside.
2. Combine 2 cups flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Add flour mixture to date mixture; stir well. Add eggs, mixing well
3. Dredge candied mixed fruit and pecans with remaining 1 cup flour; add to batter, mixing well. Spoon batter into greased and floured muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Place a whole pecan on top of each muffin, if desired. Bake at 275u0b0 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cakes test done.

butter, sugar, water, raisins, dates, allpurpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, eggs, candied mixed, pecans, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shenandoah-individual-fruitcakes (may not work)