Mama'S Hermit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. margarine, softened
1 (16 oz.) box light brown sugar
1/4 c. white sugar
6 eggs
5 c. plain flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. lemon juice
4 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. almond flavoring
1 lb. red candied cherries, chopped
2 pkg. dates, chopped
2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream margarine with sugar until creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time; add lemon juice, almond and vanilla flavoring.
In a separate bowl, use 3/4 cup plain flour to coat cherries, dates and pecans.
Set aside.
In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon.
Add flour a little at a time to sugar-egg mixture, using all of 4 1/4 cups.
Add prepared fruit a little at a time until mixed well.
Pour into greased and floured tube pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours or until brown and tests done. Glaze while still hot and in pan.