Thanksgiving Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter (1 c.)
5 eggs
1 c. evaporated milk
1 c. raisins
1 c. coconut
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sugar
1 (14 oz.) box vanilla wafers, crushed
1 (16 oz.) container fruit cake mix or candied fruit
2 c. pecans, chopped

Preparation

Cream butter until light.
Add sugar slowly, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each, then add wafer crumbs alternating with milk.
Add vanilla extract.
Add coconut, then mix fruit, nuts and raisins into bowl with 1/4 cup flour.
Cover well and shake, dusting well with flour, then mix with batter. Pour in well-greased and papered tube pan.
Cook 1 1/2 hours at 325\u00b0, then let cool.