Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. seedless raisins
2 lb. shelled pecans
4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 heaping Tbsp. baking powder
2 whole nutmegs, grated
1 1/2 sticks margarine
6 large eggs
1/2 c. molasses
1 c. apple juice

Preparation

Mix raisins and pecans together and sprinkle with a little flour.
Set aside.
Mix thoroughly all dry ingredients.
Cream butter; add sugar and cream well.
Beat eggs well with a fork and add slowly to butter-sugar mixture; mix well.
Add molasses and apple juice.
Fold in dry ingredients; add nuts and raisins. Bake at 300\u00b0 for 3 hours.
(I make this in two angel food cake pans and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours.)
When cool, wrap in cloth soaked in apple juice for at least two weeks before serving.