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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 70 Minutes |
Ready In: 85 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This cake is attractive and it tastes good, too. I'm always asked for the recipe. -Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened |
1-1/2 cups sugar |
4 eggs |
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
2-1/4 cups cake flour |
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup well-drained maraschino cherries |
1 cup chopped pecans, divided |
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar |
2 to 3 tablespoons milk |
additional cherries and pecans for garnish, optional |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Sift flour together with baking powder and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in cherries and 1/2 cup nuts. Sprinkle remaining nuts into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 325° for about 70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes on wire rack before removing from pan. Cool thoroughly. Make a glaze with confectioners' sugar and milk; drizzle over cake. Garnish top with cherries and pecans if desired. Yield: 12-16 servings.
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