Cherry Cake

Name: Cherry Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. shortening (you can use part butter); 1 1/4 c. sugar; 3 eggs; 2 3/4 c. flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 c. milk; 1/2 c. cherry juice; 1 qt. sweet cherries (canned); 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. shortening (you can use part butter)
1 1/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. cherry juice
1 qt. sweet cherries (canned)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Cream together sugar and shortening.
2

Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
3

Add 1 cup of the flour, salt, soda, baking powder and spices and mix thoroughly.
4

Add and mix remaining 1 3/4 cups flour, milk and cherry juice.
5

Fold in drained pitted cherries and the nuts.
6

Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan.
7

Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
8

After removing cake from oven, let it stand on cake rack about 5 minutes, then remove from pan.
9

Let cake cool on cake rack. Serve while it is still a little bit warm with whipped cream or ice cream.