Pecan Loaf Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
2 1/4 c. sugar
6 egg yolks
flour
1 lb. cut, candied cherries
1 qt. broken pecans
2 oz. bottle lemon extract
6 egg whites
1 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. cut pineapple

Preparation

Cream butter and add sugar; cream and add egg yolks (well beaten).
Dredge in flour the broken pecans, cut candied cherries and cut pineapple; add to mixture.
Add lemon extract.
Add 4 1/2 cups flour (sifted) with 1 teaspoon baking powder sifted in. Lastly, add 6 egg whites (well beaten).
Mix thoroughly.
Bake in a large angel cake pan (well-greased and floured).
Place in a 250\u00b0 oven and bake for 5 hours, with pan of hot water above and below cake pan.
This cake will keep indefinitely.