Ingredients

  • 1 lb candied cherry
  • 1 lb candied pineapple
  • 1 lb dates
  • 2 lbs pecans
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon clove
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Method

  • Chop 1st four ingriedients.
  • Mix eggs & sugar.
  • mix flour with spices and baking powder.
  • Layer cherries, sprinkle flour mixture, layer pecan.
  • Layer pinapple, sprinkle flour mixture, layer pecans.
  • Layer dates, sprinkle flour mixture layer pecans.
  • Repeat layers till all used up.
  • Pour egg and sugar mixture over fruit and nuts, mix well by hand.
  • Line pans that are used with wax paper and packed with mixture and put in a 225* oven and bake till toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let cool and pull wax paper off.
  • Wrap cake in Saran Wrap.
  • May put 1/2 cherries and whold pecans on top to decorate.