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

Directions

 * 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.