Cherry Cake

Recipe Ingredients

• 1.75 c All purpose flour
• 2.00 ts Baking powder
• 0.50 ts Salt
• 0.25 ts Nutmeg
• 0.50 c Butter
• 1.00 c Sugar
• 3.00 Eggs, separated
• 1.00 ts Vanilla
• 0.50 c Milk
• 1.00 c Glace cherries (1/2 lb) cut
• -in halves

Recipe Directions

• Sift flour, measure and sift again with the baking powder, salt and nutmeg.


• Cream butter and sugar well.


• Add the egg yolks and vanilla.


• Beat well again.


• Add 1-1/4 cups of the flour alternately with the milk,beginning and ending with flour and beating smooth after each additions.


• Fold in the egg whites which have been beaten until stiff.


• Sprinkle half of the flour that was saved out over the batter, then sprinkle cherries over, and then remaining flour, fold gently until all is well blended.


• Bake in a well greased 5x9 loaf pan for about 1 to 1-1/2 hours at 350 F or until done.

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