Recipe#27224

Title: Santa Claus Cake

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Santa Claus Cake
(Scandinavian cherry cake )
 
5/8 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 cups flour
3 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1 11/4 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup maraschino cherries, quartered
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice plus 2/3 cup milk
5 egg whites beaten
 
Stir shortening in bowl to soften. Sift all dry ingredients together
3 times and combine to shortening. Add extract and beat for 2
minutes   Mix in cherries and nuts and fold in beaten whites last.
Grease and flour a Santa Claus cake mold or pan. Pour in batter
and bake 370F for one hour or tested done. Cool in pan 15 minutes
and remove to platter. When cool, decorate as desired. Note: this
can also be baked in any other suitable pan to hold the batter.