VELMA'S FRUIT CAKE 
5 lg. eggs
1/2 lb. butter
1 3/4 c. flour
1 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. glazed cherries
1 lb. glazed pineapple
4 c. shelled pecans
1/2 oz. bottle vanilla extract
1/2 oz. bottle pure lemon extract

Cream butter, add sugar gradually, creaming until fluffy. Add eggs which have been well beaten and blend into creamed mixture. Mix the cut up fruit with part of the flour. Sift remaining flour and baking powder together. Fold into eggs and butter mixture. Add flavoring, mix well. Fold in fruit and nuts. Pour into greased paper-lined tube pan. Place in cold oven and bake at 250 degrees for 3 hours. Cool in pan.

 

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