holiday cream cheese cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lori-Jo Wahl
Providence, RI

I call this "Holiday" because it is colorful when sliced. My mom gave me this recipe many years ago.

(1 rating)
yield 10 -12
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

Ingredients For holiday cream cheese cake

  • 8 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 1/4 c
    cake flour, sifted
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 8 oz
    jar of red marachino cherries, snipped in pieces
  • 8 oz
    jar of green marachino cherries, snipped in pieces
  • 1/2 c
    walnuts, chopped
  • GLAZE -
  • 1 1/2 c
    confectioners sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make holiday cream cheese cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven: 325 degrees...Grease tube pan; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl: cream together cream cheese, butter, sugar & vanilla. Add eggs; 1 at a time. Gradually add 2 cups of flour & baking powder.
  • 3
    In smaller bowl: add the remaining 1/4 cup flour, red & green cherries, & nuts; mix together till coated with the flour. Add this mixture to the creamed mixture until well combined.
  • 4
    Pour in the prepared pan & bake for 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool about 5 minutes & remove from pan.
  • 5
    GLAZE - Mix together the confectioners sugar & milk; drizzle over cake.

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