Texas Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sugar
1 lb. butter
7 eggs, separated
5 c. plain flour
2 oz. bottle lemon extract
1 tsp. soda
1 qt. chopped pecans
1 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter.
Add flavoring and egg yolks, one at a time.
Beat well.
Mix soda in flour.
Pour 2 1/2 cups flour over nuts and candied fruits in a large pan.
Pour your batter over the nut and candied fruit mix into the pan.
Mix well.
Beat the egg whites and fold in mixture.
Bake 4 hours at 225\u00b0 in a large tube pan.