Mrs. Harvey's White Fruitcake (Mom's)

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 4 cups Pecans - chopped
• 3/4 lb Candied Cherries
• 1 lb Candied Pineapple
• 1 3/4 cups Self-Rising Flour
• 1 cup Butter
• 5 Eggs
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 oz Vanilla Extract
• 1 oz Lemon extract (optional)

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 23mins

Preparation

Step 1

DO NOT PRE-HEAT OVEN!

Line loaf pan with heavy brown paper and add oil to paper

OR

use bundt pan, heavily oiled.

If you use regular flour, add 1/2 tsp of baking powder)

Chop pecans; set aside. chop cherries & pineapple into medium pieces & dredge with a small amount of flour

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add well-beaten eggs and blend well. Sift remaining flour (and baking powder); fold into egg and butter mixture. Add vanilla and lemon extracts; mix well. Add fruits and nuts, blending well by hand.

Grease a 10-inch tube pan or two loaf pans. Line with heavy BROWN PAPER and grease again. Pour batter into pan(s). Place in COLD OVEN and set temperature for 250 degrees.

Bake 3 hours