Title: Japanese Fruit Cake

Ingredients

1 c up shortening
2 c up sugar
4 eggs
3 c up flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c up buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
2/3 c up chopped nuts
2/3 c up raisins
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. allspice
3/4 tsp. mace
1/2 tsp. cloves

Instructions

Filling For Japanese Fruit Cake:
1 2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. orange rind
1/4 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 cup coconut
1 1/2 cup drained pineapple
1/2 cup nuts

Cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift together flour, soda and salt. Stir dry ingredients into into cream mixture alternating with buttermilk and vanilla. Put 1/3 of this batter in pan to bake at 350F until a tester comes out clean.. To the remaining 2/3 of the batter add chopped nuts, raisins, cinnamon, allspice, mace and cloves. Divide into two pans and bake. Make Filling. Mix together 1 2/3 cup sugar, salt and cornstarch. Blend in pineapple juice. Cook until it thickens Blend in butter, orange rind, orange juice and lemon juice. Cool. Blend in drained coconut, pineapple and nuts.

If you prefer bake all 3 layers alike and sift the spices with flour mixture.