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Cherry Pound Cake with Cherry Frosting
From: drkeen
Newsgroup: rec.food.cooking
Date: 11-13-98

Cherry Pound Cake

3 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable shortening
6 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
3-3/4 cup sifted flour
3/4 cup milk
3 teaspoons vanilla or butternut flavoring
1/2 of 12-ounce jar of maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

Cream sugar and vegetable shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Sift flour and salt together. Add flour to milk alternately to the creamed mixture. Blend in vanilla flavoring. Fold in cherries. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 325 degrees F. in greased tube or large loaf pan. Cool, and frost with Cherry Frosting.

Cherry Frosting

1 (3 ounce) pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon butternut flavoring
1/2 of a 12 ounce jar of maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1/2 cup pecans
1/2 cup coconut

Mix all ingredients well and spread over cake.