Franklin Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs, beaten
4 c. flour, divided
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. candied cherries, chopped
1/2 lb. candied pineapple, chopped
1 lb. pecans, chopped
1 lb. dates, chopped
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix dates, nuts and candied fruits with 1 cup flour; set aside.
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Add 3 cups flour which have been sifted with the baking powder and salt.
Beat until creamy and flour.
Stir in fruit and nut mixture.
(Dough will be very stiff.)
Add vanilla.
Cook in a tube pan that has been lined with brown paper.
(You may use 2 loaf pans lined with paper.) Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Let cool in pan.