Fruit Cake

• 1 c. butter
• 2 c. sugar
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 5 eggs
• 2 c. pecans
• 1/2 box raisins
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 lb. candied green pineapple
• 1/2 lb. candied red pineapple
• 1/2 lb. mixed fruit cake mix
• 1/2 pt. fig preserves, drained
• 1/2 pt. pear preserves, drained
• 1/2 lb. candied cherries
• 1 (8 oz.) pkg. dates

1. Cream butter and sugar real well.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
3. Combine flour and spices; mix together, then add to the butter mixture.
4. Add this to all the fruit, nuts and preserves that have been chopped.
5. Line a tube cake pan with brown paper; grease the paper with cooking oil.
6. Add the cake to this pan; cover with wax paper and tie the paper down with a string.
7. Put the rack in the pressure cooker that has about 3 cups of water in the bottom of the cooker.
8. Cook on 10 pounds pressure for 45 minutes.

butter, sugar, flour, soda, baking powder, eggs, pecans, raisins, cloves, allspice, cinnamon, candied green pineapple, candied red pineapple, mixed fruit cake mix, preserves, pear preserves, candied cherries, dates

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=788538 (may not work)