HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Name: HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE CAKE
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 10-12
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; GLAZE -; 1 1/2 c confectioners sugar; 2 Tbsp milk

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By Lori-Jo Wahl
@coolnana

I call this "Holiday" because it is colorful when sliced.

My mom gave me this recipe many years ago.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

10-12

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 20 Min

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
GLAZE -
1 1/2 c

confectioners sugar
2 Tbsp

milk
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How to Make HOLIDAY CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven: 325 degrees...Grease tube pan; set aside.
In large bowl: cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar & vanilla. Add eggs; 1 at a time.

Gradually add 2 cups of flour & baking powder.
In 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.
Pour in the prepared pan & bake for 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cool about 5 minutes & remove from pan.
GLAZE -

Mix together the confectioners sugar & milk; drizzle over cake.