HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE CAKE
By
Lori-Jo Wahl
@coolnana
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I call this "Holiday" because it is colorful when sliced.
My mom gave me this recipe many years ago.
My mom gave me this recipe many years ago.
Ingredients
- 8 oz
- cream cheese, softened
- 1 c
- butter, softened
- 1 1/2 c
- sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 4
- eggs
- 2 1/4 c
- cake flour, sifted
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking powder
- 8 oz
- jar of red marachino cherries, snipped in pieces
- 8 oz
- jar of green marachino cherries, snipped in pieces
- 1/2 c
- walnuts, chopped
- 1 1/2 c
- confectioners sugar
- 2 Tbsp
- milk
GLAZE -
How to Make HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE CAKE
- 1Preheat oven: 325 degrees...Grease tube pan; set aside.
- 2In large bowl: cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar & vanilla. Add eggs; 1 at a time.
Gradually add 2 cups of flour & baking powder. - 3In smaller bowl: add the remaining 1/4 cup flour, red & green cherries, & nuts; mix together till coated with the flour.
Add this mixture to the creamed mixture until well combined. - 4Pour in the prepared pan & bake for 1 hour 20 minutes.
Cool about 5 minutes & remove from pan. - 5GLAZE -
Mix together the confectioners sugar & milk; drizzle over cake.
