CHERRY CAKE

1 1/2 cups Five Roses all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sliced maraschino cherries

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper, then lightly grease the paper.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Remove one spoonful of the dry ingredients and toss with the cherries (this will keep the cherry juices from weeping into the batter).

Cream the butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix only until just smooth, then manually fold in the cherries. Turn the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the surface.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes.

Makes 1 loaf
Adapted from source: Five Roses: A Guide to Good Cooking by Elizabeth Driver