White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
6 eggs
2 1/2 c. plain flour
2/3 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 c. coconut, grated or frozen equivalent
1 qt. nuts

Preparation

Reserve 1/2 cup flour to put on fruit, coconut and nuts. Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly.
Sift flour and baking powder together; add to mixture.
Combine floured fruit and nuts with batter and pour into large tube pan that has been well-greased (I always line bottom with wax paper).
Bake at 300\u00b0 for about 2 hours.