Recipe: Cherry Layer Cake
Summary: Cherry Layer Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting. This remains one of my favorite layer cakes baked of all time.
Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 3 cups sifted cake flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ⅓ cup vegetable shortening
- 1½ cups sugar
- ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 16 maraschino cherries, cut into eighths
- 5 egg whites, room temperature, stiffly beaten
- For the Frosting:
- 8 oz (1 block) cream cheese, room temperature
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup maraschino cherry juice
- 6 cups confectionary sugar
For instructions please visit: Lauras Sweet Spot
Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 35 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
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