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Texas Pecan Cake




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Recipe Introduction


This recipe will make a large tube cake or 2 large loaf cakes. The amount of lemon extract is correct. If baking in 2 loaf pans, reduce the baking time.



List of Ingredients




1 pound butter or margarine (4 sticks, softened)
3 c. sugar
7 eggs, separated
5 c. flour , divided
1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in
4 tbls. warm water
1 (2-oz) bottle of pure lemon extract
1 quart pecan pieces
1 pound each candied: pineapple and cherries
Preheat oven to 300º
Cream butter and sugar well in a large mixer bowl.
Beat egg yolks well and add to butter and sugar mixture.
Add a little flour, the baking soda-water mixture, lemon extract and a little more flour.
Dredge pecans and candied pineapple and cherries in remaining flour, stir into batter with remaining flour.
Beat egg whites until they are stiff: fold them into the batter.
Bake in a lined tube pan 2 1/2 hours.
Place foil over and under cake while baking.


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