Wednesday, February 12, 2014

JEAN'S VALENTINE'S DAY MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

 
JEAN'S VALENTINE'S DAY MARASCHINO CHERRY CAKE

2 cups and 2 Tbsp Gold Medal flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup soft shortening
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
16 maraschino cherries, cut into 1/8
1/2 cup milk
4 egg whites, unbeaten

Heat over to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour 2 cake pans.  Stir dry ingredients together.  Add shortening, cherry juice, cherries and milk.  Beat 2 minutes medium speed.  Add egg whites.  Beat 2 more minutes.  Fold in nuts.  Pour in pans.  Bake 30-35 minutes.

I use my heart-shaped pans when I am baking this cake.  If you don't have heart-shaped pans you can bake half in a round pan and half in a square pan.  When the cake is done and cool, you can cut the round cake in half and arrange them around the square cake so it looks like a heart.  I frost the cake with pink frosting. 

Happy Valentine's Day,
Jean

9 comments:

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Everyone,
Really like Jean's Valentine's Day recipe this morning. Hope you do to.

It is 2 degrees out this morning.

Marilyn

Mimi said...

Sounds nice thank you Jean
Hello Marilyn

Countryside Reflections said...

This cake looks really good. I even have the heart cake pans. Thank you for this recipe.

Doreen

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Mimi,
Will see that Jean gets your message. Thank you for stopping.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Doreen,
Sounds really good, glad you like it. Will see that Jean gets your message.

Marilyn

Willow's Quiet Corner said...

Ooooooo! YUM! This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing this one, Jean! I am definitely going to have to try this one!

Happy Valentine's day to Jean and her family, Elmer and his family, Olive, Marilyn, Pierre and all the readers of New York State of mind!

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Willow's Quiet Corner,

Will see that Jean gets your compliments.

Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours,

Marilyn

Diann said...

To anyone who has not tried this cake, it is awesome! I made a heart-shaped one for my hubby for Valentine's Day and he loved it! Thanks to Jean for the recipe and to Marilyn for sharing it with us! Definitely a winner, if you like cherries, as I do!
Happy Heart's Day, everyone!!

New York State Of Mind said...

Hi Diann,
Would you mind if I put the picture of the cake you sent me into a post so people could see it. I will see that Jean gets your compliments.

Happy Valentine's Day,
Marilyn