Ingredients:

½ lb butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp soda
½ tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
½ tsp cloves
2 tsp cocoa
½ lb cherries
½ lb nuts
½ lb dates
1 lb raisins
1 lb currants
½ mixed fruit
2 apples, cut fine
½ cup (strawberry/raspberry/cherry) jam
1 cup milk
2 tsp coffee mixed with ½ cup water
1 tsp vanilla, rum and lemon flavoring

Directions:

Sift dry ingredients. Mix fruits and dredge with flour. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, molasses and jam; blend well. Add flour to creamed mixture with milk and coffee. Add fruit last . Blend mixture well so that all fruit will be well covered with batter. Pour batter in whatever size pan you wish and bake at 275 to 300 degrees for 2 ½ to 3 hours, depending on the size of pan used.