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Cherry Pound Cake
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RAYNEBOW
"My grandmother always made this creamy cake for Christmas morning. It's so pretty and tastes wonderful! Now that Nana is gone, I'm continuing the tradition."
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Ingredients
1 h 40 m servings 433Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 8 inch tube pan)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Dredge cherries in 1/4 cup flour, then fold into batter. Spread into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
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Most helpful positive review
12/7/2006
I have the same recipe and make it at Christmas every year. My ingredients for this recipe is the same but my method is a bit different. The night before, I pace the cherries in a seive over a ...
Most helpful critical review
3/31/2009
I served this at a bridal shower and received rave reviews. Personally though I was very underwhelmed with it. If I were to make this again I would double the amount of cherries, add some of t...
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12/7/2006
I have the same recipe and make it at Christmas every year. My ingredients for this recipe is the same but my method is a bit different. The night before, I pace the cherries in a seive over a ...
9/15/2008
Just a perfect little cake--moist, tender crumb, with just the right amount of cherries--any more than what the recipe called for would have been overkill. This fit perfectly in one of the small...
12/23/2007
I loved this cake! The only thing I changed was to use almond extract in place of the vanilla. It only took an hour, and it was moist and delicious! I also made the glaze as suggested in anot...
5/15/2005
Awesome cake!! I, in an atypical fashion, didn't change the recipe a bit, and it turned out wonderfully. Dredging the cherries in the flour made them hold their color and shape, thus making ni...
12/23/2007
Wonderful! I took the advice of other posters and added more cherries. I decorated with a glaze made from reserved cherry juice, powdered sugar, & almond extract. I made this 2 days ago and i...
7/22/2003
Good and pretty cake. I didn't have maraschino cherries, so I used candied ones.
6/14/2003
I made this cake for Father's Day, and it tasted sooooo good! It was creamy and fluffly, and even though it's a little bit fattening......it is worth it!
10/6/2005
Very good pound cake with a splash of the color red. I let the cherries drain very well, before dredging in flour. So I had creamy pound cake with just spots of cherries. The taste is great.
12/12/2006
Really really good cake, I've been baking this recipe for years. You know, it's really nice to sprinkle some chopped pecans on the bottom of the greased pan before you add the cake mixture, th...