Cherry Pound Cake Recipe

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Here's a rich classic pound cake with the pretty surprise of bright red cherries tucked inside and dotting the creamy icing. This one's perfect for the holidays.

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Cherry Pound Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

25 75 100

Ingredients

1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, divided
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup 2% milk
3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
FROSTING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Additional coconut, optional

Directions

Drain and chop cherries, reserving juice; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine milk and 1/4 cup reserved cherry juice; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beating well after each addition. Fold in 1/2 cup cherries.
Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough reserved cherry juice to achieve spreading consistency. Fold in coconut and remaining chopped cherries. Frost cake. Sprinkle with walnuts and additional coconut if desired. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 860 calories, 36 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 165 mg cholesterol, 210 mg sodium, 130 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Pound Cake in Country Woman December/January 2011, p46

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Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2011 by dragonladyeastcoast

Substituted almond for the vanilla, replaced the shortening w/butter, added additional cherries dusted w/some of the flour. Did not frost, just dusted w/icing sugar. Really, really good!