Mom's Fruitcake

Ingredients

• 1½ cups butter softened
• 1 pk confectioner's sugar flour
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup bourbon (or rum)
• 4 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 lb golden raisins
• 1 lb glace cherries
• 1 lb glace pineapple
• ⅓ lb glace citron (or more - up to a pound)
• ¼ lb candied orange peel
• ¼ lb candied lemon peel
• 1 qt pecan halves
• 14 oz coconut, flaked

Procedures

1. Preheat oven to 250°F.
2. Line the bottom and sides of a large tube pan and a small loaf pan with foil; grease the pans.
3. Chop coarsely the raisins, cherries, pineapple, citron, orange peel, lemon peel and pecan halves.
4. In large bowl soften the 3 sticks of butter.
5. Cream in a box of confectioner's sugar then fill box to the same level with flour.
6. Pour half of the flour over the fruit and nuts; mix thoroughly so all are well-floured.
7. Add six eggs to butter / sugar one at a time while beating.
8. Add vanilla extract and fold in flour.
9. Stir in fruits and nuts; fold in liquor.
10. Pour into cake pans and bake approximately 2 hours.