Cherry Pound Cake Recipe

• 1 Cup maraschino cherries, halved
• 2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 Cups white sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 Cup butter
• 4 Eggs
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tsp Almond extract
• 1 pkg Cream cheese

• Preheat oven to 165 degrees C.
• Grease and flour an 8-inch tube pan and mix the baking powder, flour and salt and keep aside.
• In a bowl, smear together the cream cheese, butter and sugar until it turns fluffy.
• Beat the eggs and then stir in the almond extract and vanilla.
• Then beat in the flour mixture just until well blended. Dredge cherries in 1/4-cup flour, and then fold into batter. Smear into prepared pan.
• Bake in the oven for 80 minutes.
• Allow it to cool in pan for 10 minutes. Serve.