Fruitcake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
6 eggs (not separated)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 lb. cherries (half red, half green)
1 lb. pineapple (half red, half green)
1 can moist coconut
1 qt. chopped nuts

Preparation

Combine flour, spices, baking powder and salt. Sift 3 times. Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, beating thoroughly after each. Reserve some flour mixture. Add remaining flour to creamed mixture. Mix well. Sift reserved flour over fruit-nut mix. Turn batter into fruit-nut mix and stir together. Pour into 1-pound loaf pan that has been lined with greased brown paper. Fill to within 1/8 to 1/4-inch of top. Rap pans to pack batter down. Bake at 300\u00b0 for 2 hours. Hot water may be placed in oven with cake to keep it moist.