WHITE Fruit Cake

Ingredients

• 1 pound butter
• 2 C sugar
• 10 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 1/2 C flour
• 1/2 C sherry or brandy
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 c flour
• 2 packages candied fetus mix
• 1 C raisins (golden, if possible)
• 1 C chopped nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.
2. Place a pan of water on bottom shelf of oven.
3. Generously grease pans, line with brown paper, then with waxed paper.  Trim to 1/4" from the top of pan.  Perhaps use parchment paper?   This recipe was written a while ago.
4. Cream butter, add sugar and mix well.  
5. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.  Then add vanilla, the 3 1/2 C of flour, baking powder, and sherry/brandy.
6. In separate bowl, mix together fruits, raisins and nuts.  Mix with the 1/2 C flour so fruits don't stick together.
7. Add to cake mixture, mixing well so fruits are equally distributed.
8. Fill pans about 3/4 full.
9. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, then lower heat to 300 deg. F for 45 minutes.