Best Maraschino Pound Cake Recipes

VANILLA BUTTERNUT POUND CAKE WITH MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and butter until fluffy. Add sugar and salt. Beat in one egg at a time.
• Combine evaporated milk and water (to equal one cup total).
• Add flour and milk mixture alternately, ending with flour. Add flavorings, chopped nuts and the maraschino cherries.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Place cake in a cold oven. Bake at 325 degrees until done-.
• Remove cake from pan while still warm. Ice as desired.
• Note: The flavoring might be a bit difficult to find, but can be ordered online from the Superior Prod. Co. Charlotte N.C. as llangrove's review of Aug. 17th 2010 states. (Thank you llangrove for that information!).

MARASCHINO CHERRY POUND CAKE BY ROSE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat ovend to 325 grease and flour an 8 inch tube pan or I use a star shaped pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt set aside. Drain your jar of maraschino cherries, blot off excess juice and cut the cherries in half, set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the extracts. Beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Dredge cherries in the 1/4 cup of flour then fold them into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 80 minutes and test. Let cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes, turn out on wire rack and cool completely. I powder sugar mine.

MARASCHINO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 12cup bunt pan or 2 loaf pans.
• 2. Beat sugar, butter, vanilla, and eggs on low speed till mixed. Beat on high for 5 mins till light and fluffy.
• 3. Mix dry ingredients together. Then beat in dry ingredients alternating with evaporated milk on low speed.
• 4. When all the dry ingredients and evaporated milk are all incorporated, stir the cherries into the batter then pour into floured pans.
• 5. Bake 70-80 mins in 350 oven. When tooth pick inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean the cakes are done.

MARASCHINO CHERRY POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 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.

ROSE MARY'S MARASCHINO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray bundt pan generously with cooking spray or I prefer to use Baker's Joy, (I call it my man in the can) Smile
• 2. Cream butter,& cream cheese in mixing bowl, then gradually add sugar, and beat until light and airy. At least 10 to 15 minutes. Then add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• 3. Gradually add flour a little at a time alternating with milk and liqueur or cherry juice. Beat well until well mixed. Add in chopped Cherries and extracts and beat till blended.
• 4. Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake in preheated 325 degree F. oven and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• 5. Note you can divide batter between 2 loaf pans if desired, and lessen baking time about 10 to 20 minutes, but check to make sure cake is done. Frost cake with Cream Cheese frostingby beating ingredients together, Add 1 jar of chopped cherries drained to cream cheese frosting, and stir to mix, add 1 1/2 teaspoon cherry liqueur or cherry extract, stir to mix and frost cake. Garnish with additional cherry halves and shredded coconut if desired.
• 6. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A 16 CUP BUNDT PAN, THEN ONLY USE 3 1/2 CUPS FLOUR