Date Cake

13 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 lb. butter or margarine
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 lb. candied cherries
  • 2 boxes dates (pitted)
  • 3 slices candied pineapple
  • 2 cups english walnuts
  • 3 cups pecans
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    Cut up dates, pineapple, cherries, and nuts.
  2. 2
    Dredge with a little of the flour and set aside.
  3. 3
    Cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs, flour sifted with baking soda and salt, lemon juice and vanilla.
  4. 4
    Pour over fruit and mix well.
  5. 5
    Bake in a paper-lined tube pan 1 1/2 hours at 275 degrees.

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