Holiday Lemon-Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. oleo or butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs, separated
2 oz. pure lemon extract
4 c. flour (plain)
1/2 lb. glazed pineapple, chopped
1/4 lb. glazed red cherries, chopped
1/4 lb. glazed green cherries, chopped
1 lb. raisins, dredged in flour
1 qt. chopped pecans, dredged in flour

Preparation

Beat butter with sugar, adding 1 cup sugar at a time.
Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
Add lemon extract.
Add flour, glazed fruits and pecans.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into lined and well-greased tube or loaf pans.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 2 hours in tube or 1 hour and 15 minutes in loaf pans.