Pecan Cake

Name: Pecan Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. sugar; 3/4 c. butter; 6 eggs, beaten separately; 1/2 c. whiskey; 4 c. flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 c. dark syrup; 1 lb. golden raisins; 1 lb. dates; 1 lb. pecans; red and green cherries, cut up

13 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
6 eggs, beaten separately
1/2 c. whiskey
4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. dark syrup
1 lb. golden raisins
1 lb. dates
1 lb. pecans
red and green cherries, cut up

Directions

1

Cream sugar and butter.
2

Separate eggs and beat yolks.
3

Mix yolks with sugar and butter.
4

Add whiskey and syrup.
5

Mix spices and baking powder in 3 cups flour.
6

Use 1 cup flour on nuts, dates and raisins to coat.
7

Add these and cherries to cake mixture. Beat whites of eggs to stand up, but not dry.
8

Fold into mixture. Place few of cherries and pecans on top of cake for decoration.
9

I put cake in 10-inch tube pan lined with greased brown paper.
10

Bake at 250° for 3 hours.