Christmas Cherry Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 lb cherries, candied
• 1 lb dates, pitted
• 1 lb pecans, chopped
• 2 slices candied pineapple
• 1/2 lb coconut

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
• 2 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.
• 3 grease and flour angel food cake pan.
• 4 place mixture evenly in bottom and cover with waxed paper, then brown paper. tie with string to close.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
• 6 when cool, pour sherry over and sit until christmas.