Texas Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. margarine or butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
4 c. plain flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. fresh orange juice
1 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
1 lb. candied cherries, halved
2 c. coconut
1/4 c. plain flour

Preparation

Heat oven to 225\u00b0.
Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
Line bottom of pan with 2 layers of greased brown paper.
Cream margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift 4 cups flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.
Mix pecans, cherries and coconut with 1/4 cup flour.
Fold into batter.
Spoon batter into prepared pan.
Bake 4 hours. Remove from oven.
Cool in pan at least 2 hours.
Remove from pan; cool thoroughly.
For easier slicing, wrap and store in refrigerator.