Dry Fruit Cake

Dried apricots: 1 cup

Dates: 1 cup

Nuts: 1,1/2 cups

Candied pineapple: 1 cups 

Red and green cherries: 1 cup

All-purpose flour:1,1/2 cup

Eggs: 3 large

Sugar: ¾ cup

Baking powder: ½ teaspoon

Salt: ½ teaspoon

Vanilla: 1,1/2 teaspoon

Directions:

1.       Preheat oven on 300 F. Grease a bread pan.

2.       Sieve salt, flour and baking powder.

3.       Beat eggs, add all other ingredients and combine.

4.       Transfer the mixture in a pan.

5.       Bake for one and a half hours or until firm.

6.       You can cover the cake for the last 30 minutes of baking to avoid excessive browning.

7.       Remove the cake from the oven and brush with corn syrup for a glossy look.

8.       Leave the cake to cool before slicing.