Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened1-1/2 cups sugar4 large eggs1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract2-1/4 cups cake flour1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt3/4 cup well-drained maraschino cherries1 cup chopped pecans, divided1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar2 to 3 tablespoons milkAdditional cherries and pecans for garnish, optional
Preparation
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.
