Ingedients:
1/2 lb. butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup 4oz. Whiskey or orange juice
6 eggs
1 cup flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder
1 qt. pecans
1 1/2 lbs. dates
1 lb. candied cherries
3 cups flour (plain)

*note* save enough cherries to decorate top of cake

Cream butter, sugar & whiskey, add eggs one at a time. Mix flour, nutmeg & baking powder. add to mixture.
Chop pecans, dates & cherries. Mix with flour throughly, this keeps the nuts & fruit from setting in the cake.
Add the two mixtures together & bake in a heavy tube pan. Line the pan with foil paper, grease with butter.
Bake in oven for 3 hrs. @ 300° degrees. Use a pan of wter under the cake for 1st 2 hours.
Remove from pan as soonas possible.
Decorate top of cake w/ pecan halves & cherries. Wrap cake in sliced apples. Keep refrigerated for 5 days wrapped in apples.