Holiday Cake

Name: Holiday Cake
Ingredients: 2 sticks margarine; 8 oz. cream cheese, softened; 1 1/2 c. sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 4 eggs; 2 1/4 c. sifted plain flour, divided; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1 c. red or green maraschino cherries, well drained; 1 c. chopped pecans, divided

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 sticks margarine
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 eggs
2 1/4 c. sifted plain flour, divided
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. red or green maraschino cherries, well drained
1 c. chopped pecans, divided

Directions

1

Cream margarine, cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
2

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
3

Sift 2 cups flour with baking powder and add slowly to creamed mixture. Combine remaining 1/4 cup flour with cherries and 1/2 cup pecans. Fold into batter.
4

Sprinkle remaining pecans into bottom of a well greased (no flour) tube pan.
5

Pour in batter and bake at 325° for 1 hour or until done.
6

Cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove to finish cooling.