Texas pecan cake *xwcg89a
Yield: 10 Servings MM
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Unsalted butter
- 2 c Granulated sugar
- 6 Eggs well beaten
- 1 ts Lemon extract
- 4 c Unbliached flour
- 1 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 4 c Pecan halves
- 2 c White raisins
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 300F. Grease and lightly flour a 9 3/4 in tube pan. Shake out any excess flour from the pan. With a mixer or by hand blend the butter and sugar together in a large bowl;beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs and lemon extract and beat well. Sift the flour and baking powder together three times; add the nuts and raisins. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and blend well. Pour the batter into the tube pan. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool the cake for 15 minutes then remove it from the pan. Serve it dusted with powdered sugar if desired.



