Texas Pecan Cake

12 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 c. sugar
  • 3 1/2 sticks butter or margarine
  • 7 eggs, separated
  • 5 c. cake flour (dredge fruit and nuts in additional 1/2 c. flour)
  • 2 oz. lemon extract
  • corn syrup
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 4 Tbsp. warm wine or orange juice
  • 1 qt. chopped pecans
  • 1/2 lb. red candied cherries
  • 1/2 lb. green candied cherries
  • 1 lb. candied pineapple

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream sugar, butter, egg yolks and lemon extract.
  2. 2
    Add flour and baking soda mixture.
  3. 3
    Mix well.
  4. 4
    Fold in fruit and nuts that have been dredged in flour.
  5. 5
    Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter.

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