Christmas Cakes

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup raisins, chopped
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Red and green candied cherries, halved (optional)

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Combine 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
3. Dredge raisins and pecans in remaining flour; stir into batter. Spoon batter into paper-lined miniature muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks, and cool completely. Garnish with red and green cherries, if desired.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/christmas-cakes (may not work)