Christmas Cherry Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 pound candied cherries
- 1 pound pitted dates
- 1 pound pecans, chopped
- 2 slices candied pineapple
- 1/2 pound coconut
Instructions
Mix sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Put cherries, dates and pineapple through food grinder on coarse. Add ground fruit to sugar mixture; also add pecans and coconut. You will have to use your hands to mix. Grease and flour angel food cake pan. Place mixture evenly in bottom and cover with waxed paper, then brown paper. Tie with string to close. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. When cool, pour sherry over and sit until Christmas.
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