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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is another recipe for a cake that is wonderful for over the Christmas Season - just delicious. Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
3/4 cup real butter, softened |
4 eggs |
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract |
2 1/2 cups flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 1/2 cups walnuts or 1 1/2 cups almonds, chopped |
1 1/2 cups maraschino cherries |
Directions:
1. Cream together 1 1/2 sticks butter, sugar, cream cheese, and almond extract. Mix well. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well after each addition. Add baking powder and flour, mixing well.
2. Drain the cherries and chop in half and set aside 8 halves to decorate the top of the cake.
3. In a separate bowl, mix a small amount of flour with the cherries and fold into the cake mixture being careful not to crush. Add the nuts,
4. Pour the entire mixture into a 10-inch bundt pan and bake at 350F for 45 minutes - 1 hour. Take the cake out of the oven and immediately turn upside down on a dish.
5. After the cake has cooled, glaze the top with a mixture of confectioners sugar and water. Drizzle over the top of the cake allowing it to drip down the sides.
6. Decorate with cherries and walnuts along the top.
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