Sweetheart Cake

Name: Sweetheart Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups sifted flour; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup shortening; 3/4 cup milk; 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons almond extract; 4 egg whites, unbeaten; 18 maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped; 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
4 egg whites, unbeaten
18 maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

1

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl.
2

Drop in shortening.
3

Combine milk and cherry juice and add in a stream to dry mixture.
4

Add extracts; beat two minutes.
5

Add egg whites; beat two minutes.
6

Add cherries and nuts; beat 2 minutes.
7

Bake in two greased and floured 9-inch pans at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
8

Frost when cool using a plain butter frosting, replacing liquid with cherry juice.
9

Decorate with cup up cherries.