Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes- Tortes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 lb. pecans, toasted and chopped
• 1 lb. candies red cherries, halved (can use a mix of red and green)
• 1 lb. seeded dates
• 1/2 lb. candies pineapple chunks
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

1. Heat oven to 250 degrees.

2. In a small bowl, sift together the flour, sugar and baking powder.

3. In a separate bowl, mix together the pecans and fruits. Sift flour mixture over fruit mixture.

4. In a third bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add vanilla to eggs and pour over fruit mixture. Mixture will be very thick and lumpy.

5. Line two (8 1//2 × 4 1/2 inch) loaf pans with foil. Pour batter into prepared pans and press down well.

6. Bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours. Remove cakes from pans to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing. Will keep tightly wrapped in the refrigerator for several weeks.

7. makes 2 cakes

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