Tedra your recipe for fruit cake sounds great and easy to make.
Here is recipe for Frugal Fruit Cake.
3 cups sugar
3 cups water
1 box raisins
1 package dates
1 package figs
4 1/2 cups flour
5 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
Combine sugar, spices, water, shortening, and fruits; boil 5 minutes; cool. Sift together flour, soda. baking powder, and salt. Add to cooled mixture and mix well. Pour into tube pan lined with greased paper and bake in slow oven (250 degrees) about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours.
From : Cookbook "South Elkhorn Christian Church."