Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
6 whole eggs, separated
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. flour (1/2 c. on fruit)
1 lb. raisins
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1 1/2 c. shelled pecans
1/2 c. wine (optional)
2 tsp. vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add well beaten egg yolks.
Cut fruit in chunks and roll in 1/2 cup of flour.
Add the flour to sugar and egg yolks and mix well.
Add all other ingredients and mix well. Beat egg whites stiff and add to mix last.
Bake in 275\u00b0 oven for about 3 hours.