Mrs. Harvey'S White Fruit Cake
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 lb. butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 lb. candied cherries
- 1 lb. candied pineapple
- 4 c. shelled pecans
- 1/2 oz. vanilla extract
- 1/2 oz. lemon extract
- Chop nuts and fruit into medium size pieces; dredge with 1/4 cup of the flour.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add well beaten eggs; blend well.
- Sift remaining flour and baking powder together.
- Fold into egg and butter mixture.
- Add vanilla and lemon extracts; mix well.
- Add fruits and nuts; blend well.
- Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
- Line with heavy brown paper bag; grease again.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Place in cold oven and bake at 250u0b0 for 3 hours.
- Cool in pan on cake rack.
- Makes 5 pounds of cake.
eggs, butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, vanilla extract, lemon extract
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=804644 (may not work)