5 holiday gift cake Recipes

cream cheese, softened, butter, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, cake flour, baking powder, maraschino cherries, drained, chopped pecans, sugar, milk, birthday candles , optional

cream cheese, softened, butter, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, cake flour, sifted and divided, baking powder, maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped, pecans, finely chopped and divided, powdered sugar , sifted, milk, garnishes: red or green maraschino cherry and pecan halves

margarine or 1 cup butter, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla, chopped pecans, eggs, flour, baking powder, maraschino cherries, drained and quartered

cardboard or poster board, refrigerated piecrusts, powdered sugar, egg, water, chopped pecans, divided, white sparkling sugar, divided, recipe vanilla buttercream frosting, toasted pecans, finely chopped, fresh mint (optional), red candy-coated chocolate pieces (optional)