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Recipe Maraschino Cherry Nut Cake (Cake)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/3 cups white sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup butter
- 6 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 6 drops red food coloring
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
Preparing/Cooking:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease and lightly flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans or one 9x13 inch cake pan.
- Reserve 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice.
- Coarsely chop the cherries to make 1/2 cup.
- Set aside.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the 1 1/3 cups white sugar and beat until well combined.
- Add the egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Combine 2/3 cup milk and 1/4 cup cherry juice.
- Add the flour and milk mixture alternately to the shortening mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined.
- Stir in the chopped cherries and nuts.
- Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake in a 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes for two 8 or 9 inch round cakes or for 30 to 35 minutes for a 9x13 inch pan.
- Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes, remove from pans and allow to them to cool fully before frosting.
- To Make Butter Frosting: Beat 3/4 cups butter in a large bowl till fluffy.
- Gradually add 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar, beat well.
- Slowly beat in 1/3 cup milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Gradually beat in the remaining 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar.
- Beat in additional milk (1 to 2 tablespoons) if needed, to make frosting of spreading consistency.
- If desired tint the frosting pink by adding 6 drops of red food coloring.
- Once cake is completely cool frost with butter frosting and decorate with maraschino cherries with stems.
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