Easter Fruitcake

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup glace cherries
• 2 cups glace pineapple
• 4 cups pecans

• 1 (1/2 ounce) bottle pure vanilla extract

• 1 (1/2 ounce) bottle lemon extract

Directions

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar, gradually creaming well until fluffy.

2. 2

   Add eggs and blend.

3. 3

   Chop nuts and fruit into fine pieces and mix with a few spoons of the flour.

4. 4

   Sift remaining flour and baking powder together.

5. 5

   Fold flour into creamed mixture, add flavorings and mix well.

6. 6

   fold in nuts and fruit.

7. 7

   Pour into greased and floured tube pan or 2 loaf pans.

8. 8

   Place in cold oven and bake@ 250 degrees for 3 hours.