Cherry Pound Cake

Cherry Pound Cake

Recipe By : Margaret Davis - From her own cookbook

24 Preparation Time :

Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

3 cups sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup butter

5 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cherry flavoring

1 cup milk

1/2 cup cherries in juice -- chopped

Cream sugar, shortening and butter; add eggs, one at a time. Add flour,

baking powder, salt, and cherry flavoring alternately with milk. Beat until

325 degrees for 1 hour

350 degrees for 30 minutes.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : Cherry flavoring has been hard to find. I substitute juice from the

marachino cherries. I also add one tablespoon of vanilla to the recipe. -

John Setzler