Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. raisins
1 lb. shelled pecans
1 c. candied orange peel, chopped fine
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. butter
1/4 c. molasses
3 eggs, separated
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. grape juice

Preparation

Cream butter and add sugar gradually. Beat egg yolks and add to butter and sugar. Add molasses. Sift flour, baking powder and nutmeg together; add to egg mixture alternately with grape juice. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Chop nuts, raisins and orange peel, flouring with 4 tablespoons of flour. Stir into mixture; do not beat. Pour into a tube pan that has been sprayed with Pam. Bake for 3 hours at 250\u00b0.