White Fruitcake
- 4 c. shelled pecans
- 3/4 lb. candid cherries
- 1 lb. candied pineapple
- 1 3/4 c. flour
- 1 c. butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 (1 oz.) bottle vanilla extract
- 1 (1 oz.) bottle lemon extract
- Chop pecans, candied cherries and pineapple into medium pieces; dredge with a small amount of flour.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add well-beaten eggs and blend well.
- Sift remaining flour and baking powder; fold into egg and butter mixture.
- Add vanilla and lemon extracts; mix well.
- Add fruits and nuts, blending well.
- Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
- Line with heavy brown paper and grease again.
- Pour batter into pan. Place in cold oven, turn temperature to 250u0b0 and bake 3 hours. Cool in pan on cake rack before turning out.
- Remove liner.
- Store in a cook, dark place.
pecans, candid cherries, candied pineapple, flour, butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, lemon extract
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=452462 (may not work)