Holiday Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 c. sugar
• 1 c. margarine or butter, softened
• 1 c. sour cream
• 1/2 c. apricot brandy or orange juice
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
• 1 tsp. orange extract or flavoring
• 1/2 tsp. lemon extract or flavoring
• 1/2 tsp. rum extract or flavoring
• 6 large eggs
• 3 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 c. sliced red and green candied cherries (optional)
• 1/4 c. chopped pecans (optional)
• confectioners sugar