Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
7 eggs
3 c. flour (all-purpose)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. shelled pecans (1 qt.)
1 lb. candied cherries
1 lb. candied pineapple
1 tsp. vanilla, lemon and almond flavoring

Preparation

Chop cherries, nuts and pineapple.
Roll in 1 cup flour.
Save enough fruit and nuts to decorate top.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Sift flour and baking powder 3 times, adding beaten eggs. Mix well.
Add nuts, fruit and flavoring and bake at 250\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours, then 30 minutes at 300\u00b0.