Cherry Nut Pound Cake

Name: Cherry Nut Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. softened butter; 1 (16 oz.) pkg. confectioners sugar, sifted; 5 eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 c. sifted all-purpose flour; 2 tsp. double-acting baking powder; 1 c. milk; 1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, halved and well drained; 1 c. flaked coconut; 1/2 c. chopped pecans

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 c. softened butter
1 (16 oz.) pkg. confectioners sugar, sifted
5 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1 c. milk
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, halved and well drained
1 c. flaked coconut
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Directions

1

Cream butter; add sugar gradually and cream again.
2

Add eggs, one at a time.
3

Blend in vanilla.
4

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk.
5

Fold in cherries, coconut and pecans. Spoon batter into greased and floured 10 x 4-inch tube cake pan. Bake in 350° gas oven 55 to 60 minutes.
6

Remove from oven; cool on rack.
7

Yield: 1 (10-inch) cake.