Holiday Gift Cake

Name: Holiday Gift Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans; 1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened; 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar; 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs; 2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour, divided; 1-1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder; 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained; 1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans; 1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar; 2 Tbsp. milk

12 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour, divided
1-1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans
1-1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 Tbsp. milk

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325F.
2

Grease 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan; sprinkle with 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans.
3

Beat cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
4

Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition; set aside.
5

Sift 2 cups of the flour with the baking powder.
6

Gradually add to cream cheese mixture, beating well after each addition.
7

Toss remaining 1/4 cup flour with the cherries and 1/2 cup chopped pecans; gently stir into batter.
8

Pour into prepared pan.
9

Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10

Cool in pan 5 minutes.
11

Loosen cake from side of pan with spatula or knife; gently remove cake from pan.
12

Cool completely on wire rack.
13

Mix powdered sugar and milk; drizzle over cake.