Bourbon Pecan Cake

Ingredients :

• 2 cups whole cherries, pitted
• 2 cups white seedless raisins
• 2 cups bourbon
• 2 cups butter or margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups dark-brown sugar
• 8 eggs, separated
• 5 cups flour
• 2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 4 cups pecan halves

Preparation:

1. Grease and flour tube cake pan. Preheat oven to 275 ^oF
2. Combine cherries, raisins and bourbon in a large bowl.
3. Cover tightly and let stand in refrigerator overnight.
4. Drain fruits and reserve bourbon.
5. Place butter in large bowl and beat until fluffy.
6. Add sugars and beat fluffy. Add egg yolks.
7. Combine 1/2 cup flour with pecan halves.
8. Add nutmeg to 1/2 cup flour. Add to mixture.
9. Add reserved bourbon and remaining flour alternately ending with flour.
10. Beat egg whites and add to mixture, folding in.
11. Add drained fruits and floured pecans to cake batter.
12. Pour within 1 inch of tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
13. Wrap and store for a few weeks before eating.