Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup butter (no margarine)
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• dried apples, to equal 1 cup stewed apples, sweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 jar maraschino cherries, cut
• dash of salt
• Icing for Christmas Cake: 3 cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1-1/2 cups milk
• 6 tablespoons of butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla