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Cream Cheese Cherry Coffee Cake

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Serves 10-12 » wisconsincherries.org

A great coffee cake for any time of day.

Ingredients:
    1 cup butter, softened
    8 oz. cream cheese, softened
    1 1/3 cups sugar
    1 teaspoon almond flavoring
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    4 eggs
    2 cups flour
    1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 3/4 cups frozen, thawed red tart cherries, completely drained or Fresh, drained, Unsweetened Door County Pie Cherries
    1/2 cup pecans, chopped
    1/4 cup flour


Preparation:

Beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and flavorings until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and sift into creamed mixture.

Put cherries and pecans in a bowl. Sift 1/4 cup flour over them and mix to coat. Fold into batter.

Spoon into a greased 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from pan.