Fruitcake

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, whites and yolks separated into two bowls
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. cloves
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup rum (or 1/2 cup rum & 1/2 cup water; Non-rum option: use 4 tsp. rum extract & 1 cup water)
• 2 8 oz. packages chopped dates
• 1 8 oz. candied cherries, diced
• 1 8 oz. candied pineapple, diced
• 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 cups raisins
• 3-4 cups chopped walnuts, diced