Japanese Fruit Cake

• 2 c. sugar
• 3 c. self-rising flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 c. butter
• 6 eggs
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. milk
• 1 1/2 c. dates
• 1 1/2 c. candied cherries
• 1 c. pecans
• 1 c. black walnuts
• 1 c. raisins, chopped or cut
• 1 coconut, grated (frozen coconut may be used)

1. Cream butter; add sugar and mix well.
2. Add eggs and beat.
3. Mix flour, baking powder, spice and cinnamon together and sift. Reserve 1 cup flour mixture.
4. Add remaining flour mixture and milk to first mixture.
5. Add coconut.
6. Sprinkle 1 cup flour over remaining ingredients and add to first mixture.
7. Mix well.
8. Pour into greased and floured cake pans.
9. Bake at 350u0b0 until done. This will make 2 small or 1 large cake.

sugar, flour, baking powder, butter, eggs, allspice, cinnamon, milk, dates, candied cherries, pecans, black walnuts, raisins, coconut

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=358794 (may not work)