Scandinavian cherry cake
From midgelet 17 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A very delightful cherry cake sure to please all cherry lovers. A very old recipe normally made around Christmas time and orginally baked ina Santa Claus cake pan !
Ingredients
- 5/8 cup shortening ( a heaped half a cup ) shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 3 cups flour shopping list
- 3 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts shopping list
- 1 1/4 tsp almond extract shopping list
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, quartered shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice plus 2/3 cup milk shopping list
- 5 egg whites beaten shopping list
How to make it
- Stir shortening in bowl to soften.
- Sift all dry ingredients together 3 times and combine to shortening.
- Add extract and beat for 2 minutes..
- Mix in cherries and nuts and fold in beaten whites last.
- Grease and flour a 8 or 9 inch cake mold or suitable pan.
- Pour in batter and bake 370F for one hour or tested done.
- Cool in pan 15 minutes and remove to platter.
- When cool, decorate as desired.
The Rating
Reviewed by 16 people-
yummy...thnks 4 sharing
sufia
in JP loved it
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OMGoodness! This sounds GREAT! I've got to add this to my Christmas baking list! Thanks for the ^5 post! Blessings, deb
debntim
in Outer Banks loved it
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Since I'm a half Swed. I'm going to have to try this cake...Sounds great!
grumpybaker
in Jacksonville loved it
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