Light Fruit Cake

Step 1: In a large bowl cream the butter with the sugar until light. Add eggs, beating until light and thick.

Step 2: In a separate bowl sift together the dry ingredients (flour - salt).

Step 3: Put nuts and fruit in a small bowl and then sift about 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture over the dried fruit and nuts; toss and set aside.

Step 4: Sift the remaining flour mixture over the butter/sugar mixture and blend until the batter is smooth.

Step 5: Fold fruit/nuts into the batter.

Step 6: Turn the batter into 2 well buttered and floured loaf pans (3 x 8 inch) or into 1 tube pan.

Step 7: Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 1 hour or until cake tests done and begins to shrink form the sides of the pan.