Maraschino Cherry Pound Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon butternut flavored extract
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut (optional)

Recipe

• in a large bowl, cream the shortening and the white sugar together until fluffy. add eggs one at a time to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. add the flavoring.
• in another bowl, combine flour and baking powder together. add these dry ingredients alternating with the milk to the creamed mixture. stir 3/4 cup chopped cherries into the batter.
• pour batter into a greased tube pan, and bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 1 1/2 hours.
• to make the frosting: cream together the cream cheese and the butter in a small mixing bowl. gradually add the confectioners' sugar. stir in the 1/4 cup cherries and coconut. frost cake when cool.