Lemon Nut Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Soften butter; add sugar.
2. 2
   Cream well.
3. 3
   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
4. 4
   Sprinkle the fruits and nuts with 1 cup of flour; set aside.
5. 5
   Add baking powder and salt to the remaining 3 cups of flour; sift together.
6. 6
   Gradually add flour mixture to batter.
7. 7
   Mix in cherries, raisins and nuts.
8. 8
   Add lemon extract.
9. 9
   Bake in a tube pan for 2 hours at 300°, then 30 to 45 minutes at 325°.
10. 10
    Treat as a fruit cake, but do not pour liquor on it.
11. 11
    Do not ice cake.