Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Classic Christmas Cake

Category: Holiday Christmas

Ingredients and Directions

1 pkg. (8 oz.) of cream cheese, softened

1 cup of butter, softened

1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla

1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon

2 1/4 cups of sifted cake flour

1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

1 jar (8 oz.) of maraschino cherries, drained & chopped

1 cup of chopped pecans

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

4 eggs

2 tablespoons of milk

In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla and spices. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. In small bowl, combine flour with baking powder; gradually add 2 cups of the flour mixture to butter mixture. To remaining flour mixture add maraschino cherries and 1/2 cup of the chopped pecans; fold into batter. Grease 10 inch bundt pan or tube pan; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Loosen edge; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. In small bowl, beat powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Spoon icing over cake. Garnish with pecan halves and candied cherries.