Maraschino Cherry Pound Cake Food

CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Drain and chop cherries, reserving juice; set aside., In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine milk and 1/4 cup reserved cherry juice; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beating well after each addition. Fold in 1/2 cup cherries., Transfer to a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough reserved cherry juice to achieve spreading consistency. Fold in coconut and remaining chopped cherries. Frost cake. Sprinkle with walnuts and additional coconut if desired.

CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat for 3 minutes. Beat in the dry ingredients. Add the sour cream and beat for 3 minutes. Fold in the cherries.
• Pour into a greased 9-inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes or until the cake tests done. Check after 30 minutes of baking and cover with foil if browning too quickly. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove and cool completely.

CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

CHERRY 7 UP POUND CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 315°F. Prepare a bundt pan with nonstick baking spray, set aside. CAKE: In a large mixing bowl, attached to a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the butter for 2 minutes on high until pale in color. Add in sugar and salt and cream together for an additional 7 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl a couple times. Mixture will be very pale yellow and fluffy. Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Turn the mixer to low and slowly add in flour, being careful not to over beat. Pour in Cherry 7 Up and mix just until combined. Fold in maraschino cherries. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 75 to 85 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then invert on serving plate. Cool completely before adding glaze. GLAZE: Get out two bowls and put 1 cup of powdered sugar in each. To one bowl, add in cherry juice. Whisk until smooth. To the other bowl, add in milk, whisk until smooth. Pour the white glaze over the top of the cake first. Then drizzle with the cherry glaze.

MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans or one 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Reserve 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice. Coarsely chop the cherries to make 1/2 cup. Set aside.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and set aside.
• Beat shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 1/3 cups white sugar and beat until well combined. Add the egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Combine 2/3 cup milk and reserved 1/4 cup cherry juice. Add the flour and milk mixture alternately to the shortening mixture, beating on low speed after each addition until just combined. Stir in the chopped cherries and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• In preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger or a tester comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes for round cakes (or 30 to 35 minutes for a 9x13 inch pan). Cool cakes in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
• To make frosting: beat 3/4 cups butter in a large bowl till fluffy. Gradually add 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar; beat well. Slowly beat in 1/3 cup milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Gradually beat in the remaining 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar. Beat in additional milk (1 to 2 tablespoons) if needed, to make frosting of spreading consistency. If desired, tint the frosting pink by adding 6 drops of red food coloring.
• Once cake is completely cool, frost with butter frosting and decorate with maraschino cherries with stems.

MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Drain cherries & dry thoroughly.
• Sift flour, baking powder.
• Coat cherries with a little of this dry mixture.
• Beat butter& sugar together until light& fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• add flavouring.
• Stir in remaining flour mixture alternately with milk.
• When smoothly blended add the cherries stirring them in.
• scrape into a well greased tube pan.
• Bake about 2 hours or until cake is set.
• Test with toothpick.
• cool before removing from pan.

CHOCOLATE MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and cocoa. Make a well in the center and pour in water, mayonnaise and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in chopped nuts and cherries.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour an 8 inch tube pan. Mix 1/4 cup of flour with the cherries.
• Cream together the butter, sugar, cream cheese and vanilla. Add eggs, beating in one at a time. Beat well.
• Sift together flour and baking powder. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in cherries.
• Sprinkle nuts in prepared pan. Spread batter over. Bake in a preheated 325*F oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Let Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan. I have also baked this in two loaf pans with great success! (A shorter baking time is needed of course in that case!).

VANILLA BUTTERNUT POUND CAKE WITH MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and butter until fluffy. Add sugar and salt. Beat in one egg at a time.
• Combine evaporated milk and water (to equal one cup total).
• Add flour and milk mixture alternately, ending with flour. Add flavorings, chopped nuts and the maraschino cherries.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Place cake in a cold oven. Bake at 325 degrees until done-.
• Remove cake from pan while still warm. Ice as desired.
• Note: The flavoring might be a bit difficult to find, but can be ordered online from the Superior Prod. Co. Charlotte N.C. as llangrove's review of Aug. 17th 2010 states. (Thank you llangrove for that information!).

MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 13 x 9 1/2 inch pan.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add shortning, cherry juice, cherries and milk. Beat 2 minutes medium speed.
• Add egg whites. Beat 2 more minutes.
• Fold in nuts. Pour into pans.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden.