Marvelous Maraschino Mini Pound Cakes Food

MARVELOUS MARASCHINO MINI POUND CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour six 6x3" loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on low speed until blended, then on high speed for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the condensed milk, blending lightly after each addition. Fold in the cherries.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans; bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick tests done.
• Cool in pans for 5 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Dust with powdered sugar.

MARVELOUS MARBLE CAKE

Steps:

• lightly grease 20cm ring pan, cover with grease paper.
• beat butter, essence and caster sugar in a small bowl with an electiric mixer until light and fluffy.
• add eggs.
• beating well.
• transfer to a large bowl and fold in sifted flour and milk in 2 batches.
• divide mixture evenly between 3 bowls.
• 1st bowl:.
• tint mixture pink.
• 2nd bowl:.
• stir sifted cocoa and extra milk.
• 3rd bowl:.
• add extra milk.
• drop spoonfools of each mixture into pan.
• run knife through to give a marbled effect.
• bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes.
• stand 5 minutes.
• turn onto cooling rack.
• icing:.
• beat butter with electric mixer until as white as possible.
• beat in sifted icing sugar and milk in 2 batches.
• divide mixture into 2 bowls.
• tinting one pink.
• drop spoonfools of each onto cake, use spatula to give marbled effect.