Texas Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
6 eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp. lemon extract
4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
4 c. pecan halves
2 c. white raisins

Preparation

Heat oven to 300\u00b0 (low).
Grease and flour a 9 3/4-inch tube pan.
Blend butter and sugar in a large bowl; beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
Gradually add eggs and lemon extract.
Beat until well blended.
Sift flour and baking powder together 3 times.
Add nuts and raisins to flour.
Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture; blend thoroughly.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Cool 15 minutes.
Remove from pan. Serve when completely cool.