Cherry Cake

My sister-in-law, Jeanette, is a great cook. This is one of my favorite cakes! Thanks, Net!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 15

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 16  maraschino cherries (chopped)
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
• 3  egg whites, beaten until stiff
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup cherry juice
• 2⁄3 cup milk

• Frosting

• 1  package confectioners' sugar
• 2⁄3 cup shortening
•  chopped maraschino cherry, and juice from cherries
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
•  milk, to give frosting the consistancy you desire

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. Cream shortening and sugar.
4. Add cherry juice and milk and mix well.
5. Add flour and baking powder and mix well.
6. Add cherries and nuts and mix well.
7. Fold in egg whites last.
8. Bake for 45 minutes or so.
9. Cool and frost.