In a medium saucepan combine and boil for 30 minutes:
2 ½ cups water
1 ½ cup sultana raisins
¼ cup sugar
2 cups dried chopped apricots
Cool completely.
Cream until light and fluffy:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
4 ounces cream cheese
Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together
2 ½ cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
Fold half of the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Fold in the cooled boiled apricot mixture, followed by the remaining dry ingredients along with:
1 pound glace cherries
1 pound mixed dried fruit
Bake in a greased and floured tube pan or 3 greased and parchment lined loaf pans at 325 degrees F for about an hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
