PECAN CAKE 
1/2 lb. butter
1 3/4 c. sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
3 c. flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 c. whiskey or wine
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
3/4 lb. candied cherries
1 tsp. almond flavoring
1 lb. pecans

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with whiskey. Flour all fruit; add to mixture with pecans and flavoring. Pour mixture in greased tube pan lined with paper. Steam 1 hour and 30 minutes; bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove tube from pan and bake 30 minutes longer.

 

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