CHOCOLATE CHIP FRUITCAKE

3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup halved candied cherries
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans, dates, cherries, and chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 1 loaf
Source: Taste of Home Magazine