New Orleans Fruitcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 pounds pecan halves
• 1 pound candied cherries
• 1 pound candied pineapple
• 1 pound pitted dates

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease and line with parchment paper two 5x9 inch loaf pans.
• beat together the eggs, sugar and vanilla until frothy.
• sift together the flour and baking powder; add to the egg mixture. add the candied cherries, pineapple and dates.
• mix well and pour into loaf pans and bake for 1 hour.