Christmas Nut Cake

Name: Christmas Nut Cake
Ingredients: 1 lb. butter (not oleo); 2 c. sugar; 6 eggs; 1 tsp. grated lemon rind; 1 Tbsp. lemon juice; 1 Tbsp. vanilla; 3 c. flour; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 qt. chopped nuts or less; 1 c. red and green candied cherries, chopped

11 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. butter (not oleo)
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 qt. chopped nuts or less
1 c. red and green candied cherries, chopped

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2

Add eggs, one at a time and beat after each addition.
3

Add lemon rind, juice and vanilla. Mix well.
4

Mix 1/4 cup flour with nuts and cherries.
5

Sift the remaining flour with baking powder and salt.
6

Add to creamed mixture.
7

Fold in nuts and cherries.
8

Pour into greased tube pan. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool completely.
9

Freezes well.