White Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 large eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
3/4 lb. candied cherries
4 c. pecans
1/2 lb. butter
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. pineapple
1/2 oz. vanilla (2 Tbsp.)
1 c. sugar
1/2 oz. lemon extract
some fresh lemon

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Beat eggs well and add to butter and sugar.
Sift (in separate bowl) 3/4 cup flour with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
Fold into butter mixture.
Add flavoring.
In separate bowl, mix nuts and fruit, then cut up in small pieces with 1 cup flour.
Last, add fruit and nuts and blend well.
Put in a cold oven, then turn on at 250\u00b0 and bake 3 hours.