Lemon Fruit Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
5 large eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
3/4 lb. glazed cherries
1 lb. glazed pineapple
4 c. shelled pecans
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 oz. pure lemon extract

Preparation

Cream butter, adding sugar slowly, and beat until fluffy. Beat eggs; blend into butter mixture.
Measure flour.
Chop fruits and nuts and mix with part of flour.
Sift together remaining flour and baking powder.
Add flavoring and fold into the egg-butter mixture.
Mix well.
Pour into greased, paper lined tube pan.
Place in cold oven, set oven controls at 250\u00b0 and bake for 3 hours.