SWEETHEART CAKE

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I found this in the Valentine's Day edition of my local paper. It is very good and so pretty. Baked in heart-shaped pans this is the perfect dessert for your sweetheart! (Prep time is approximate)

Provided by Denise in da Kitchen

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
4 egg whites, unbeaten
18 maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Steps:

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into mixing bowl.
Drop in shortening.
Combine milk and cherry juice and add in a stream to dry mixture.
Add extracts; beat two minutes.
Add egg whites; beat two minutes.
Add cherries and nuts; beat 2 minutes.
Bake in two greased and floured 9-inch pans at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
Frost when cool using a plain butter frosting, replacing liquid with cherry juice.
Decorate with cup up cherries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3964.9, Fat 150.7, SaturatedFat 33.9, Cholesterol 25.6, Sodium 3917.2, Carbohydrate 599.1, Fiber 15.3, Sugar 339.5, Protein 61.8