Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. creamery butter
1 2/3 c. sugar
5 eggs
2 c. sifted flour
1 1/2 c. pecans
1 1/2 c. English walnuts
1 lb. candied cherries, halved
4 oz. can flaked coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add flour and vanilla.
Stir in cherries, coconut and nuts.
Grease a tube pan and line bottom with brown paper.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours and 15 minutes.