Nut Cake Deluxe

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups cake flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 pound candied cherries, cut up
• 1/2 pound candied pineapple, cut up
• 1 pound pecans, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 250 degrees F.Grease and double-line a tube pan with wax paper.
2. Cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs.
4. Add 3 cups flour sifted with baking powder and salt.
5. Mix remaining flour with cherries, pineapple and chopped pecans; stir into batter.
6. Add vanilla extract.
7. Pour into prepared tube pan.
8. Bake for 3 hours.
9. Cool in pan.