Franklin Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
6 eggs
4 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. candied cherries
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
1 lb. pecans
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream
butter
and sugar.
Add beaten eggs.
Add 3 cups flour, sifted with the salt and baking powder.
Mix remaining flour with cherries, pineapple and nuts.
Stir into batter and add vanilla. Bake at 250\u00b0 for 3 hours.