MARY'S CHERRY CAKE

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Make and share this Mary's Cherry Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Hill Family

Time 40m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 egg yolks
1 cup pitted bing cherry (or another sweet cherry)
2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4-1/2 teaspoon grd clove
1/2 cup cherry juice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk

Steps:

Cream together the sugar and shortening. Mix in the egg yolks one at a time. Add cherries. Add dry ingredients and spices (except for baking soda).
Dissolve baking soda in cherry juice. Add cherry juice and buttermilk. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8in cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees bake 30-35 minute Let cool, place on cake platter and frost between the layers with either 7 min frosting or cream cheese frosting and on the sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2844.2, Fat 114.6, SaturatedFat 29.7, Cholesterol 336.9, Sodium 3155, Carbohydrate 425.2, Fiber 11.7, Sugar 226.1, Protein 36.5