Christmas Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pecan halves
1/2 lb. half diced red candied cherries
1/2 lb. diced candied pineapple
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Combine pecans, pineapple and cherries in a large bowl.
Sift the flour with sugar, baking powder and salt.
Add to fruit and nuts.
Toss mixture with hands so that fruit is evenly coated. Mix eggs with vanilla; pour over fruit.
Mix thoroughly as the mixture is quite stiff.
Press into a well-greased 9 x 3-inch loaf pan lined with waxed paper and greased.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for about 1 1/2 hours.
Cool in pan on a rack.
Remove and wrap in plastic wrap and foil.
Store in refrigerator.
Keeps for a year.
Slice thin to serve.