Tutti-Frutti Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained (8 ounce can)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 egg whites (beat to soft peaks)
3 teaspoons baking powder
16 maraschino cherries (quartered)
1/4 cup cherry juice

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Mix nuts and fruits with 2 tablespoons of flour taken from bulk.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with liquid.
Fold in egg whites.
Bake in 2 round layer cake pans at 350\u00b0 till cake springs back when touched in middle, about 35 minutes.