5 Pound Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
7 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla flavor
1/2 tsp. lemon flavor
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 1/4 lb. chopped pecans
1/2 c. flour to coat

Preparation

Chop candied fruit in small pieces; add to pecans.
Set aside. Mix the first 7 items in a large mixing bowl.
Mix by hand only and only until all items are wet.
It's okay to have lumps.
If you mix too much, you'll need a steak knife to cut the cake.
Take the fruit and pecans and add the flour; coat the fruit well, then fold into cake mixture.
Put mixture in 2 loaf pans and bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Place a pan of water under the cakes while baking.