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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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I found this in the Valentine's Day edition of my local paper. It is very good and so pretty. Baked in heart-shaped pans this is the perfect dessert for your sweetheart! (Prep time is approximate) Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups sifted flour |
1 1/2 cups sugar |
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup shortening |
3/4 cup milk |
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 teaspoons almond extract |
4 egg whites, unbeaten |
18 maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped |
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts |
Directions:
1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl.
2. Drop in shortening.
3. Combine milk and cherry juice and add in a stream to dry mixture.
4. Add extracts; beat two minutes.
5. Add egg whites; beat two minutes.
6. Add cherries and nuts; beat 2 minutes.
7. Bake in two greased and floured 9-inch pans at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
8. Frost when cool using a plain butter frosting, replacing liquid with cherry juice.
9. Decorate with cup up cherries.
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