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Holiday Pound Cake

Name: Holiday Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12-16 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 4 large 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

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min. + cooling

Makes

12-16 servings

Updated: Sep. 10, 2022

This cake is attractive and it tastes good, too. I'm always asked for the recipe. —Nancy Reichert, Thomasville, Georgia

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
4 large 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

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.

Holiday Pound Cake

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