Holiday Gift Cake
By jolofson
This holiday gift cake is a delicious cake for celebrating the holidays with sweet cherries folded in.
Ingredients
- GLAZE:
- 1 (8-ounces) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
Details
Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 90mins
Preparation
Step 1
In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder; then gradually add 2 cups to batter.
Chop the cherries and add to remaining flour mixture with pecans. Fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Or bake in small foil pans (5) that have been greased and floured.
Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
For glaze, combine sugar and milk in a small bowl; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Decorate with additional cherries if desired.
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