1 lb. butter
6 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 lb. candied cherries (mix red & green)
1 lb. chopped pecans
2 c. sugar
4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 lb. candied pineapple
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar; add beaten eggs all at once; add 3 cups flour, sifted with baking powder and salt; dredge candied fruit and pecans with remaining flour and add to mixture; add vanilla and mix thoroughly. Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours. Cool in pan completely before removing.