Christmas Steamed Pecan Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb. butter
1 c. white sugar
6 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
3 oz. lemon extract
1 lb. brown sugar (light)
1 lb. flour
1 lb. pecans
1 lb. raisins and dates
pinch of salt

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl; add egg yolks and beat well.
In separate bowl, combine pecans and raisins and mix in about 1 cup of flour to coat.
Add baking powder and salt to remaining flour.
Gradually add flour to creamed sugars, butter and egg mixture, a cup at a time.
Alternate with lemon extract until all flour and extract have been used.
Then mix in pecans and raisins; stir well.
(May take two mixing bowls to mix properly.) Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Fold into batter mixture.