Christmas Cake

Name: Christmas Cake
Ingredients: 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese; 4 eggs; 1/2 c. pecans, chopped fine; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; whole red cherries; 1 1/2 c. white sugar; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 c. butter or oleo; 2 1/2 c. cake flour, sifted; whole pecan halves

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
4 eggs
1/2 c. pecans, chopped fine
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
whole red cherries
1 1/2 c. white sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. butter or oleo
2 1/2 c. cake flour, sifted
whole pecan halves

Directions

1

Blend the softened cream cheese, oleo, sugar and vanilla; add eggs 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each one.
2

Add 2 cups flour with baking powder added.
3

Combine cherries and nuts with 1/4 cup flour and fold into batter.
4

Grease a tube pan; sprinkle the finely chopped nuts and pour in batter.
5

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
6

Cool 5 minutes in pan and remove.