Texas Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter (not margarine)
6 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. candied cherries (1/2 red and 1/2 green)
2 c. sugar
3 c. sifted flour
1 qt. pecans
1 lb. candied pineapple
2 oz. lemon extract

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add beaten egg yolks and flavoring. Roll nuts and fruit in 3/4 cup flour; mix remainder of flour in batter.
Add fruit and mixture into batter.
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter (mix with hands).
Bake in greased Bundt pan at 300\u00b0 for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Turn out of pan when completely cool.