Noel Pound Cake Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (6 ounce) jar red maraschino cherries
• 1 (6 ounce) jar green maraschino cherries
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 drain cherries well; finely chop cherries; press them gently between paper towels to absorb excess moisture; set aside.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, beat butter, using and electric mixer on medium speed, until creamy.
• 3 gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
• 5 sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda; stir in cherries.
• 6 add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 7 beat batter on low speed just until blended after each addition.
• 8 stir in vanilla; pour batter into a greased/floured 9x5 inch loafpan.
• 9 bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour or until a pick comes out clean.
• 10 cool in the pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 11 remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.