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Holiday Cherry Walnut Cake with Orange Glaze

This is an interesting and densely filled fruit cake, very compact and definitely not the fluffy style. Slice the cherries into thirds, rather than chop them coarsely. This allows for a prettier slice. Wrap the cakes in pretty colored cellophane and tie them with bright red ribbons for a lovely gift from your kitchen.

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sliced maraschino cherries
1 cup yellow raisins
2 cups chopped toasted walnuts

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together first 5 ingredients until blended. Stir in the flour, baking powder and soda until blended. Stir in the cherries, raisins and walnuts until blended. Do not overmix.

Divide batter between 8 greased lightly floured mini-loaf pans (3x5-inches) and bake in a 325° oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean. Allow to cool in pans for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack. When cool, brush tops with Orange Glaze. Yields 8 mini-loaves.

Orange Glaze:
Stir together 3 tablespoons orange juice and 1 cup sifted powdered sugar until blended. Brush glaze on cooled cakes.

 

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