Famed Fruit Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream the butter; add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add eggs.
2. 2
   Blend into mixture.
3. 3
   Chop fruit and nuts.
4. 4
   Sift flour; measure and sift again with baking powder.
5. 5
   Mix flour with fruit and nuts.
6. 6
   Fold flour mixture into butter mixture.
7. 7
   Add flavoring and mix well.
8. 8
   Pour into a greased, paper-lined tube pan.
9. 9
   Place in cold oven and bake at 250° for about 2 1/2 hours.
10. 10
    Makes a 5-pound cake.