Cherry Cake

This is the cake that most of my family want for their birthday cake. This is a favorite cake of Newfounlanders.

• Ready In: 16 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  eggs
• 4  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 16  ounces cherries, dried, glazed (baking cherries)
• 1  teaspoon  almonds
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  teaspoon  lemon flavoring
• 1  cup  warm milk
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Mix dry ingredients together and set aside.
2. Cream together butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla, almond and lemon flavoring and continue to beat.
3. Add dry ingredients and warm milk a little at a time till well mixed. Add the glazed cherries.
4. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done.