Cherry Cake With Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe 36

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream the cream cheese, butter or margarine, sugar, and vanilla together until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Sift together 2 1/4 cup flour, baking powder, and salt; fold into cream cheese mixture. Dredge cherries in 1/4 cup flour, and fold into batter.
• Sprinkle pecans over the bottom of an ungreased 10 inch angel food tube pan. Bottom should be completely covered. Add a few more pecans if necessary. Spoon batter into pan on top of nuts.
• Bake for about 75 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pan. Run knife around outside edge and center tube. Ease cake out of pan, and onto plate.

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray or lightly grease 13 x 9 baking pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray or lightly grease 13 x 9 baking pan. Measure 1/3 cup of cherry pie filling and set aside to use in frosting. Mix together on medium speed, dry cake mix, eggs, baking powder, both extracts, and remaining cherry pie filling until well blended. Pour batter into pan, and level with a spatula. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool completely in pan. frosting: Soften the cream cheese and butter, but don't let it get warm, just take the chill off. Beat the cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Add in the cherry pie filling and extracts and beat for a minute or two until cherries are broken into small pieces. Slowly add the powdered sugar until completely combined and of spreading consistency. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, using a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. , Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Cool cake on a wire rack for 3-5 minutes. Poke holes in cake with a meat fork or wooden skewer; gradually pour gelatin over cake. Cool for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Fold in whipped topping. Carefully spread over cake. Top with the pie filling. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Whip 3 cups powdered sugar and butter together.
• Stir in vanilla, cherry juice (or milk), and cherries.
• Beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
• Add more sugar or liquid as necessary.

Steps:

• Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar gradually until light and fluffy. Beat in cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches spreading/piping consistency. Beat in cherry preserves and vanilla extract.

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour 3 round 8-inch cake pans. Separate the cherries from the syrup by placing in a kitchen strainer over a bowl. Reserve ½ cup of the syrup. 2.In a large mixing bowl, add cake mix, buttermilk, ½ cup cherry syrup, melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Blend with an electric mixer until the batter is combined. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. 3.Bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 28-30 minutes. 4.Remove the pans from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans and cool completely for 30 minutes. 5.Place the white chocolate in a small glass bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth. 6.Place the cream cheese and butter in mixing bowl. Beat until well combined. Add the melted white chocolate, vanilla and 2 ½ cups of the confectioners' sugar. Blend on low speed until the sugar is incorporated. Add the additional sugar and blend until the frosting is fluffy. 7.To Frost: Place one cake layer on a serving platter and spread with frosting, top with Cherries. Place the second layer on the first and frost. Place the 3rd cake layer on top and frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle and gently press coconut over entire cake

Steps:

• place ingredients in a large bowl --
• Mix with electric mixer till well blended.
• Add powdered sugar, mix till combined.
• stir in crushed pineapple, cherries, and a little maraschino cherry juice for color.
• Whip 2-3 minutes.