Fruit Cake (Japanese)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 pound seedless raisins
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Make cake batter by creaming butter, adding beaten eggs, sugar, milk, and sifted dry ingredients.
2. Divide in two parts; add to one portion the nuts and vanilla, and to the second portion the raisins and spice.
3. Bake in four layers in a moderate oven for 20 minutes at 325 degrees, and put together with Japanese Filling (see page 200), using Japanese Icing for top.