mom's brazil nut fruitcake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups brazil nuts
• 1 pound pitted dates
• 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• sift the flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt together. mix in the nuts, dates, and cherries.
• beat the eggs until foamy, add the vanilla and the flour mixture. stir until just combined and pour into the prepared pan.
• bake at 300 degrees f (150 degrees c) for 1 hour and 45 minutes. store in the refrigerator, wrapped in foil.