Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

By JanetLynn198

Ingredients

• 2 cups, sifted all purpose (sift before you measure)
• 3 tsp baking power
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 (8oz) pkg of cream cheese
• 1 1\2 cups of sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup of maraschino cherries, drained and halfed
• 1/4 cup of all purpose flour

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 95mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease and flour bundt pan. Mix together the flour, baking power and salt; set aside.

2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar untill light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Beat in the flour mixture just until incorporated. Dredge cherries in 1/4 cup of flour, then fold into batter. Spread into the prepared pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven (80mins?) or untill a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let sit in pan for 10 mins, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely. NOTE:DO Not use more than 1/4 cup flour to dredge cherries in or it will be a little dry.
Note: Sometimes I mix a little cherry juice, powered sugar, melted butter and drizzle over cake before cutting.