Holiday Gift Cakes

Name: Holiday Gift Cakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 532 milliliters cake flour, sifted and divided; 227 grams pkg. cream cheese, softened; 4 eggs; 227 grams maraschino cherries, well drained and chopped; 1 halve Garnishes: red or green maraschino cherry and pecan; 2 Tbsps milk; 237 milliliters pecans, finely chopped and divided; 355 milliliters powdered sugar, sifted; 355 milliliters sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 89g of fat, and a total of 1658 calories. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. If you have eggs, butter, cake flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Thoroughly blend cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla.

Ingredients you will need

Cream Cheese

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Sift together 2 cups flour and baking powder. Gradually add sifted flour mixture to batter. Dredge cherries and 1/2 cup pecans with remaining 1/4 cup flour; fold into batter. Grease 4 (3"x5 1/2") loaf pans; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup pecans.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Powder

Cherries

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Equipment you will use

Loaf Pan

Pour batter into pans.

Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes, or until toothpick tests clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and milk.

Ingredients you will need

Powdered Sugar