Special Holiday Fruitcake

• 2 packages (8 ounces each) pitted dates, chopped
• 1 pound chopped candied pineapple
• 1 pound red candied cherries
• 1/2 pound walnut halves
• 1/2 pound Brazil nuts
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Dash salt
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 300u0b0. Grease well and flour two 8x4-in. loaf pans. In a large bowl, combine dates, pineapple, cherries and nuts. In a small bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir into fruit mixture until well coated.
2. In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks until slightly thickened. In another bowl, beat egg whites and vanilla until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, stir a fourth of the egg whites into egg yolk mixture until no white streaks remain. Fold in remaining egg whites until combined. Add to fruit mixture; gently fold until blended. Pour into prepared pans.
3. Bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 20 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap tightly and store in a cool, dry place. Using a serrated knife, cut into slices.

dates, candied pineapple, cherries, walnut halves, nuts, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, vanilla

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/special-holiday-fruitcake/ (may not work)