5 Pound Fruit Cake

• 1 c. butter
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 7 eggs
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. vanilla flavor
• 1/2 tsp. lemon flavor
• 1/2 c. lemon juice
• 1 lb. candied cherries
• 1 lb. candied pineapple
• 1 1/4 lb. chopped pecans
• 1/2 c. flour to coat

1. Chop candied fruit in small pieces; add to pecans.
2. Set aside. Mix the first 7 items in a large mixing bowl.
3. Mix by hand only and only until all items are wet.
4. It's okay to have lumps.
5. If you mix too much, you'll need a steak knife to cut the cake.
6. Take the fruit and pecans and add the flour; coat the fruit well, then fold into cake mixture.
7. Put mixture in 2 loaf pans and bake at 250u0b0 for 3 hours.
8. Place a pan of water under the cakes while baking.

butter, sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla flavor, lemon flavor, lemon juice, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, flour

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=962646 (may not work)