Kentucky Pecan Cake

• 1 lb. butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 6 eggs (beaten)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 lb. candied cherries chopped
• 1/2 lb. candied pineapple chopped
• 1 lb. pecans broken

Mix butter and sugar until creamy.

Reserve 1 cup of flour. Sift remaining dry ingredient together and add alternately with eggs to the sugar-butter mixture. Blend well.

Add 1 cup flour to the fruit and pecans, then add to the cake batter.

Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Start in cold oven, do not pre-heat.

Bake at 275*f for 2 1/2 - 3 hours.