Overnight Fruit Cake

Name: Overnight Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. butter; 1/2 lb. oleo; 1 lb. light brown sugar; 6 eggs, separated; 4 c. plain flour; 1 lb. red candied cherries; 1 lb. green candied pineapple; 4 c. pecan pieces; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 oz. lemon extract

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1/2 lb. oleo
1 lb. light brown sugar
6 eggs, separated
4 c. plain flour
1 lb. red candied cherries
1 lb. green candied pineapple
4 c. pecan pieces
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 oz. lemon extract

Directions

1

Cream butter and sugar.
2

Add egg yolks, then 3 cups flour with baking powder.
3

Take 1 cup of flour and mix with nuts and fruit. Add this and extract to rest of batter.
4

Fold in beaten egg whites.
5

Grease a tube pan.
6

Pour in mixture and let set in refrigerator overnight.
7

Preheat oven to 250°.
8

Bake 3 1/2 hours.