Cherry Spice Cake

Time

Yield

1 cakes

Ingredients

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2-1/2 cup flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cinnamond
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1-1/2 cup cherry pie filling

Frosting

1 lb. cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, softened
3 tbsp. milk
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
8 cups powdered sugar

Decoration

Red and green candied cherries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. For cake, cream butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another large bowl, sift together next 6 ingredients. In blender or food processor fitted with steel blade, process pie filling until cherries are coarsely chopped. Add dry ingredients and pie filling alternately to creamed mixture, mixing until smooth. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake 30-35 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Turn onto wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting:
Combine first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Add sugar and beat until smooth. Frost between layers, on sides, and on top of cake. Cut candied cherries in half and decorate top of cake in wreath design. Store in refrigerator. Serve at room temperature.

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