MARVELOUS MARASCHINO MINI POUND CAKES

Marvelous Maraschino Mini Pound Cakes image

On an advertising page in a magazine; these sound delicious in themselves and would make a nice gift. Haven't tried the recipe yet, so this is purely based on what's printed.

Provided by JamesDeansGirl

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 6 mini loaves

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 3/4 cups sugar
5 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups quartered maraschino cherries, well drained
powdered sugar, for dusting

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease and flour six 6x3" loaf pans.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla on low speed until blended, then on high speed for 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the condensed milk, blending lightly after each addition. Fold in the cherries.
Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans; bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick tests done.
Cool in pans for 5 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Dust with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1197.3, Fat 48.9, SaturatedFat 29.3, Cholesterol 300.4, Sodium 573.5, Carbohydrate 175.9, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 128.2, Protein 17.3