Aunt Olive Shafer'S Fruit Cake

• 1 c. butter or margarine
• 4 eggs
• 3 1/2 c. flour (I use self-rising)
• 1 c. water
• 1 tsp. vanilla or almond extract
• 1 c. white sugar
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 c. candied cherries
• 1 c. candied pineapple
• 1 c. candied fruit mix
• 1 c. walnuts
• 1 c. raisins
• 1 c. figs or dates
• 1 1/2 c. pecans

1. Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs, flavoring and water. Stir in flour. Stir well. Cut up fruit and take 1/2 cup of the flour to mix into fruit. Mix all together with batter.
2. Bake in 300u0b0 oven for 3 or 4 hours in greased pans. Place pan of water in oven under cakes. You can use more or less fruit and nuts or whatever kind you want. Better baked ahead of time. Season with cloth soaked in apricot or peach brandy, then wrap and put in tight container or wrap in plastic wrap and aluminum foil for several weeks.

butter, eggs, flour, water, vanilla, white sugar, brown sugar, candied cherries, candied pineapple, candied fruit mix, walnuts, raisins, dates, pecans

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=105212 (may not work)