White Fruitcake

Name: White Fruitcake
Ingredients: 5 large eggs; 1/2 lb. butter; 1 c. white sugar; 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour; 3/4 lb. candied cherries; 1 lb. candied pineapple; 1 1/2 fluid oz. lemon extract; 1 1/2 fluid oz. vanilla extract; 4 c. shelled pecans; 1/2 tsp. baking soda

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

5 large eggs
1/2 lb. butter
1 c. white sugar
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 1/2 fluid oz. lemon extract
1 1/2 fluid oz. vanilla extract
4 c. shelled pecans
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Directions

1

Cream the butter. Add sugar and cream until fluffy. Beat eggs with rotary beater. Add to butter and sugar mixture; mix well. Chop nuts and fruit.
2

Mix with a portion of sifted flour.
3

Sift remaining flour with baking soda together. Add butter and egg mixture.
4

Add fruit, nuts and flavorings. Pour into a greased paper lined tube pan.
5

Put in cold oven and bake at 250° for 3 hours for a large cake.
6

Cool in pan on cake rack.
7

Make 5 pounds when baked.