Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. margarine
1 lb. light brown sugar
4 c. plain flour
2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 lb. candied cherries (red and green)
1/2 lb. candied pineapple (red and green)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. lemon extract
4 eggs

Preparation

Cream butter or margarine.
Beat in egg yolks.
Sift flour (2 cups) and baking powder. Add teaspoon of sugar and margarine mixture.
Add lemon extract.
Cut cherries, pineapple and pecans. Coat with remaining 2 cups flour.
Add to mixture.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Grease and flour a large size tube pan; pour in cake mixture.
Cover with cloth and let stand overnight.
Bake 2 1/2 hours at 250\u00b0.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes.