Pumpkin Cake Recipe

A family recipe, at least as old as I am.

Mix:
4 eggs
2 c pumpkin
2 c sugar
1 c butter

Sift:
3 c flour
2 t baking powder
2 t baking soda
3 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
--dash of: nutmeg, ginger, cloves

*Add sifted ingredients gradually to pumpkin mix.

Fold in:
1 c diced walnuts
1/2 c sliced marachino cherries
1 c chopped dates

*Bake at 350 for about an hour.

NOTE: Sorry it's not more specific. The way things work in my family, it's amazing I could get even this much detail in a recipe from them. Because my baking supplies are limited at home, I think I usually put half this mix in a loaf pan and filled a muffin tin as much as possible with the rest. So I estimate you could get 12 large muffins or 2 loaf pans out of this recipe. If anyone makes it, let me know how it goes!