Date Fruitcake

--Adopted Recipe--

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 4  cups dates, stoned but not cut up
• 1  lb walnut pieces, not cut up
• 1  lb  candied cherry, not cut up
• 1  cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  cup sugar
• 4  eggs, separated
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Mix dates, walnuts and cherries.
2. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, and mix with the fruit mixture. Add sugar and mix.
3. Beat 4 egg yolks until thick and mix thoroughly through cake mix. Add vanilla.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff and dry and fold into mixture.
5. Line 2 loaf pans with wax paper, pour in mix and bake 1 hr at 350 degrees, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Oven temperatures vary. Do not overbake if you have a hot oven.