DESSERTS: Fruit Cake
Source of Recipe
Barbara L
List of Ingredients
1 lb butter at room temperature
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbls. vanilla
1 qt. chopped pecans
1/2 lb chopped candied cherrries
1/2 lb chopped candied pinappleRecipe
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well.
Add 3 cups of flour gradually with baking powder and salt, then vanilla.
Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of flour over the the fruit and nuts mixture.
Coat well and add to the cake batter and mix well.
Pour into a well greased tube cake pan and bake 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees.