LOUISIANA FRUIT CAKE

By rmille6277

Sherry Riggs Bower

Ingredients

• 4 cups pecans
• 1 pound dates
• 1 pound candied cherries
• 1 pound candied pineapple
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 4 cups pecans
• 1 pound dates
• 1 pound candied cherries
• 1 pound candied pineapple
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Add floured pecans. Add 1/2 cup water. Mix well. Pour remaining 1/2 cup water over cut-up fruit. Add to mixture. Cover bottom of tube pan double thick with brown paper. Cut single sheet for sides of pan and stem. Coat paper with Crisco. Bake at 200deg for 4 hours. Place pan of water in oven under cake.