Texas Candy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. chopped candied red cherries
1/2 lb. chopped candied pineapple
1/2 lb. chopped dates
1 Tbsp. flour
4 1/3 c. chopped pecans
4 oz. flaked coconut
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Mix the chopped fruit with the tablespoon of flour.
Stir in the chopped pecans, flaked coconut and the can of condensed milk. Preheat the oven to 250\u00b0.
Grease and flour a tube pan.
Press mixture into pan and bake 1 1/2 hours.
Allow the cake to cool and wrap tightly in cheesecloth.
Refrigerate at least 2 weeks.
Makes about 24 thin slices.