Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 5 large eggs, beaten well; 1 c. sugar; 1/2 lb. butter; 1 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 Tbsp. pure lemon extract; 1 Tbsp. pure orange extract; 1 3/4 lb. red candied cherries; 1/4 lb. green candied cherries; 1/2 lb. candied pineapple; 1 c. dates; 2 c. pecans, chopped; 2 c. walnuts, chopped

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

5 large eggs, beaten well
1 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. pure lemon extract
1 Tbsp. pure orange extract
1 3/4 lb. red candied cherries
1/4 lb. green candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1 c. dates
2 c. pecans, chopped
2 c. walnuts, chopped

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
2

Dredge fruit in part of flour.
3

Add extracts to egg mixture.
4

After dredging fruit; add to egg mixture and also add remaining flour.
5

Add nuts and mix well. Grease tube pan.
6

Pour batter into tube pan and place in cold oven.
7

Bake at 250° for 3 hours.
8

(Put a pan with 2 cups water on bottom shelf of oven.)
9

Batter can be baked in 1 pound loaf pans or cupcakes at 250° for 1 1/2 hours.