Cherry Cake - 1st Prize Winner

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Red candied cherries
1/2 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Slivered almonds
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour or cake flour
2 tablespoons	30ml	Baking powder
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter or margarine - softened
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 teaspoon	5ml	Almond extract
4		Eggs
1/3 cup	78ml	Milk

Recipe Instructions

Combine cherries, almonds and 1/2 cup flour. Mix until well coated. Reserve.

Combine remaining flour, baking powder and salt. Beat sugar and butter and flavorings until light and fluffy, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gently stir in flour mixture alternately with milk.

Fold in reserved flour and fruit. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan and pour mixture in it.

Bake in 300F oven 55 minutes or until cake is firm to touch.

Cool in pan 10 minutes then turn out cake onto wire rack to cool. Wrap in foil and put in cool place or refrigerator for several days to ripen .

Source:
Arizona Highways magazine

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