Christmas Nut Cake

11 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. enriched all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 8 oz. candied pineapple, chopped
  • 8 oz. candied cherries, chopped
  • 8 oz. pitted dates, chopped
  • 4 1/2 to 5 c. nuts, chopped
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift dry ingredients over fruit and nuts.
  2. 2
    Cream sugar with egg yolks, vanilla and butter.
  3. 3
    Fold in egg whites, which have been beaten until stiff, but not dry.
  4. 4
    Fold in fruit-nut mixture. Pour into greased and floured loaf tins, 2 to 4, depending upon size of tins.
  5. 5
    Bake at 275° for 1 1/4 hours.

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