Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
8 oz. (1/2 lb.) candied pineapple
1/2 lb. candied cherries
6 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
4 c. plain flour
1 lb. pecans
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add beaten eggs.
Add 3 cups flour, baking powder and salt.
Add vanilla.
Mix remaining cup flour with fruit and nuts.
Stir into batter.
Pour in greased and paper-lined tube pan.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Let cool in pan.
My family prefers this to regular fruitcake.