Holiday Cake

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter or margarine
  • 1 lb. brown sugar
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 6 c. pecans
  • 1 lb. red candied cherries
  • 1 lb. green candied cherries
  • 1/2 lb. candied pineapple
  • 1 1/2 oz. lemon extract
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar.
  2. 2
    Add beaten egg yolks and lemon extract.
  3. 3
    Add 2 cups flour with baking powder and salt.
  4. 4
    Cut fruit and nuts into small pieces.
  5. 5
    Coat with remaining 2 cups flour and add to mixture.
  6. 6
    Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  7. 7
    Turn into greased and floured tube pan with bottom lined with wax paper. Let stand covered with wet cloth in refrigerator overnight.
  8. 8
    Bake next day at 250° for 3 1/2 hours.
  9. 9
    Cool 10 minutes.
  10. 10
    Turn out on rack to cool.

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