White Fruitcake

Name: White Fruitcake
Ingredients: 5 whole eggs; 1/2 lb butter, salted; 1 cup sugar; 1 3/4 - 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 lb candied cherry, chopped; 1 lb candied pineapple, chopped; 4 cups broken pecans; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons lemon extract

9 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

5 whole eggs
1/2 lb butter, salted
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 - 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 lb candied cherry, chopped
1 lb candied pineapple, chopped
4 cups broken pecans
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons lemon extract

Directions

1

cream butter well,add sugar,and cream until fluffy.
2

beat eggs well and add,blend with creamed mixture.
3

chop fruit and nuts and mix with a small amount of the flour.
4

sift remaining flour.
5

fold into creamed mixture.
6

add flavoring.
7

fold in fruits and nuts.
8

line a tube pan or loaf pans with greased wax paper.
9

pour in batter.
10

put in a cold oven and bake at 200 degrees for 3 hours.
11

loaf pans for 2 1/2 hours.
12

cool in pan on rack.
13

or bake at 300 degrees until done,about 1 1/2 hours, or until it shrinks from the pan.
14

This cake can be frozen, it makes just a little less than 5 pounds, No liquid other than the flavorings is needed.