Ingredients for - Cherry Pound Cake

1. All-purpose flour 2 cups
2. Baking powder 3 teaspoons
3. Salt ½ teaspoon
4. Butter 1 cup
5. Cream cheese 1 (8 ounce) package
6. White sugar 1 ½ cups
7. Eggs 4
8. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
9. Almond extract 1 teaspoon
10. Maraschino cherries, drained and halved 1 cup
11. All-purpose flour ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Cherry Pound Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch tube pan. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extract. Beat in the flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Dredge cherries in 1/4 cup flour, then fold into batter. Spread into prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.