Cherry Crunch Holiday Cake 1
Ingredients
1 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
16 ounce jar Maraschino cherries
8 ounces mixed dried fruit
1 1/2 C. chopped walnuts
1 C. butter
1/2 C. sugar
6 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Nonstick cooking spray
Candy spearmint leaves and/or gumdrops
Extra Maraschino cherries, halved
Cooking Instructions
In small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and spices. Reserving 1/2 C. juice, drain cherries and blot with paper towel. Coarsely chop. With scissors or knife dipped in flour mixture, chop fruit. In medium bowl, toss cherries, chopped fruit and walnuts with 1/2 C. flour mixture until evenly coated. Set aside. In large mixing bowl at mediumspeed, beat together butter plus sugar until light fluffy. Beat in eggs until well blended. Beat in vanilla. At low speed, gradually beat in reserved flour mixture alternately with reserved cherry juice. Stir in reserved fruits and walnuts Use 12-inch star pan with all batter. Evenly coat pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon in batter, spreading evenly into corners, as necessary. In preheated 300 oven, bake 20 minutes. Gently place candy and halved cherries on top of batter in holly or tree ornament designs, if desired. Bake about an additional 30-35 minutes, or about 50-55 minutes total.
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