My mother, Mable Upton, used to make one of these every Christmas - it is sinfully rich and fattening - takes a long time to make so no one takes the time anymore.

Japanese Fruit Cake
1	C	Butter
3	C	Flour
1	C	Sweet milk
6		Eggs (separated)
2	C	Sugar
1	box	Raisins
1	box	Coconut
1	C	Pecans
4	tsp	Baking powder
2	tsp	Cinnamon
1	tsp	Nutmeg
1	tsp	Cloves

• Cream butter, add sugar and cream thoroughly; separate egg yolks from whites; beat egg yolks separately and add to creamed ingredients. Sift dry ingredients together and add with milk. Add coconut, nuts and raisins which have been rolled in flour. Lightly beat egg whites and fold into batter. Divide batter equally between 4 greased cake pans (approximately 1 1/2 cups per pan). Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Filling
2	C	Sugar
4	tbsp	Flour
1 1/2	C	Boiling water
2		Lemons
2		Oranges
1	box	Coconut

• Mix sugar and flour. Cut orange, lemons in small bits. Cook until thick, then add coconut. Cook 10 minutes. Cool.
• Layer - cake, filling, cake, filling until stacked. Ending with filling on top.

  Makes 4 thick layers.